National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 71, UC Davis 59
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 30, 2023
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Michael Irving, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
2757
By Field Level Media
Chol Marial recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Oregon State break a three-game skid with a 71-59 victory over UC Davis on Thursday night at Corvallis, Ore.
Dexter Akanno scored 16 points and Jordan Pope added 15 for the Beavers (4-3), who overcame 22 turnovers. Oregon State trailed 32-27 at halftime but outscored UC Davis 44-27 in the second half.
Kane Milling had 11 points and three steals and Leo DeBruhl added 10 points before fouling out for the Aggies (3-3).
UC Davis connected on just 35.8 percent of its field-goal attempts and was 4 of 22 (18.2 percent) from behind the arc. Elijah Pepper entered the contest with a team-best 22.8-point scoring average, but he had just nine points on 2-of-13 shooting while also accumulating five steals.
Oregon State made 47.7 percent of its shots, including 5 of 13 (38.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Pepper knocked down a 3-pointer early in the second half to give UC Davis a 37-30 lead before Oregon State erupted with 14 consecutive points.
Pope began the run with a 3-pointer, and Marial followed with a dunk. After Pope split two free throws, Marial converted a three-point play to give the Beavers a 39-37 edge with 12:10 left in the game.
Akanno added a 3-pointer and Josiah Lake II stole the ball and drove for a layup to end the run and make it 44-37 with 10:15 left.
Akanno converted a three-point lead to make it 51-41 with 7:47 remaining.
Oregon State led by 11 before UC Davis received a 3-pointer from Milling and a putback from Ty Johnson to move within 54-48 with 5:55 left.
The margin was later seven before Akanno made two free throws and Christian Wright converted a three-point play to give the Beavers a 67-55 advantage with 2:10 remaining. Pope added a jumper 39 seconds later to make it a 14-point lead as Oregon State closed it out.
The Beavers led 25-17 with 6:44 left in the first half before the Aggies went on a 15-1 run.
Sam Manu's layup tied the score at 26 with 2:22 remaining. DeBruhl and Francesco Borra followed with baskets before Mauu's jumper with 26 seconds left made it 32-26 to cap the burst.
Michael Rataj split two free throws with one second left to leave the Beavers trailing by five at the break.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
UC Davis |
|
Oregon St. |
Kane Milling 11 |
Scoring |
Chol Marial 18 |
Ade Adebayo 4 |
Assists |
Jordan Pope 3 |
Francesco Borra 4 |
Rebounds |
Chol Marial 10 |
Leo DeBruhl 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dexter Akanno 7 |
Elijah Pepper 5 |
Steals |
Josiah Lake 4 |
Niko Rocak 2 |
Blocks |
Chol Marial 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UC Davis
|
59 |
35.8 |
4-22 |
17-25 |
12 |
26 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
Oregon St.
|
71 |
47.7 |
5-13 |
24-28 |
10 |
31 |
1 |
10 |
22 |