CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Roeland Schaftenaar and Sean Carter
scored 15 points apiece, and Oregon State used a 10-0 second-half
run to beat Portland 67-57 Sunday.
Seth and Josh Tarver both added 12 points for the Beavers (3-2).
Oregon State trailed 27-26 at the break, but controlled the
early minutes of the second half to take a 43-38 lead.
Portland's Robin Smeulders hit a lay-up and a 3-pointer to give
the Pilots a 45-44 lead with nine minutes to go, but the Beavers
replied with their big run and led by at least six the rest of the
way. Marcel Jones capped the 10-0 stretch with a rebound and basket
with 4:50 remaining.
Freshman Jared Stohl had 13 points to lead Portland (2-4).
Sherrard Watson and freshman Luke Sikma each scored 11, while Nik
Raivio added 10. Sikma finished with nine rebounds.
Portland outshot Oregon State 50 percent to 38 percent, but
committed 27 turnovers. The Pilots were without starting point
guard Taishi Ito, who returned home to Japan after his father died
on Thanksgiving.
Oregon State turned the ball over just 13 times and had a huge
edge at the free-throw throw, making 22-of-31 compared with 4-of-9
for the Pilots.
The game was the last of the Beaver Invitational, a three-team,
round-robin tournament at Gill Coliseum. Oregon State defeated
Idaho State on Friday. Portland beat Idaho State on Saturday.