Beavers Hold Off Portland State For 67-62 Win
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Zach Reichle and Jarod Lucas each scored a season-high 15 points and Oregon State held off Portland State for a 67-62 victory on Tuesday night at Gill Coliseum.
Warith Alatishe added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon State (4-3), his second double-double of the season.
Khalid Thomas split a pair of free throws to give Portland State a 62-61 lead with 2:13 remaining. Rodrigue Andela made a layup for the Beavers with 24 seconds to play. Reichle and Alatishe each made two free throws to end it.
James Scott scored 16 points to lead the Vikings (2-4). Paris Dawson had 13 points and Thomas 11.
Ethan Thompson, who hasn't missed a start for the Beavers in 101 games, had seven points on 2-of-11 shooting, snapping his 15-game streak scoring in double figures, dating to last season.
Portland State opened the second half on a 24-9 run to pull to 45-43, and then a 12-2 surge gave the Vikings their first lead, 58-57 with 4:00 remaining.
The Beavers beat Portland State 81-76 last season and lead the series 15-0.
Oregon State, which had Sunday's game against Southern California postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Trojans' program, is scheduled to next host Stanford on Dec. 31.
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