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Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier scored a game-high 18 points and Oregon State battled to the final second before falling 65-62 to Oregon on Wednesday night before an energized crowd of 9,339 at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. Junior guard Gary Payton II just missed his second career triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and six steals, forward Jarmal Reid added 18 points and junior forward Olaf Schaftenaar 11 for the Beavers in their regular-season home finale. It was the 344th Civil War, presented by PacificSource Health Plans, The Oregon 529 College Savings Network, McDonalds, Spirit Mountain Casino and Your Local Ford Stores. Oregon (23-8, 13-5 Pac-12) scored five quick points to break a 52-52 standoff with just over three minutes remaining to finally subdue the Beavers (17-13, 8-10), who lost for only the second time in 17 home games.
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The Oregon State softball team (17-5) defeated Longwood University (2-9) Wednesday evening in the first game of the Outrigger Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament. The Beavers scored four runs in the top of the seventh on the way to a 7-3 victory. The win extends the OSU winning streak to seven games. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader against host Hawaii was rained out and will not be made up. Oregon State will return to the field this afternoon, Thursday, March 5 at 3 p.m. PT for the first of two games against East Carolina this week.
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Kyle Nobach tallied four hits and Jeff Hendrix, Gabe Clark and Joe Gillette all hit home runs to send the Oregon State baseball team to a 14-2 win over Portland Wednesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field. The win marked Oregon State’s 22nd straight over the Pilots, setting a new school record for the most consecutive victories over one opponent. The previous record was 21 straight over the Pilots from 1959-69. OSU now returns home for a four-game series against Fresno State that begins at 5:35 p.m. PT at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. For tickets, visit BeaverTickets.com or call 800-GOBEAVS between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.