Pacific’s Efficient Offense Overpowers Oregon State in Corvallis
CORVALLIS, Ore. (Interstat) — The Pacific Tigers used a dominant second half to defeat Oregon State 81-64 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
Leading 35-32 at halftime, the Tigers outscored the Beavers 46-32 after intermission. Pacific’s offense was highly efficient, shooting 54.4% from the floor and 42.9% from 3-point range while committing only four turnovers. Oregon State shot just 42.2% overall and 25% from deep.
Elias Ralph led Pacific with 20 points. Kajus Kublickas added 15 and Justin Rochelin scored 13. Yaak Yaak paced Oregon State with 13 points. The Beavers struggled from the field but made 22 of 27 free throws.
Pacific improved to 13-8. Oregon State fell to 10-11 before an announced crowd of 2,624.