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Jason Calliste scored a career-high 31 points and No. 13 Oregon stayed unbeaten, topping BYU 100-96 in overtime Saturday night. Joseph Young added 25 points for the Ducks (11-0). Calliste, a senior guard, made all 13 of his foul shots. Tyler Haws led the Cougars (8-5) with 32 points and Kyle Collinsworth added 15 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Both teams went into the game averaging nearly 90 points. Oregon had a chance to win in regulation, but Elgin Cook missed two foul shots with 1.8 seconds, sending it into overtime tied at 84. Cook finished 1 for 6 on free throws. Oregon next plays Sunday, Dec. 29, at home, against Morgan State.
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The nation’s top scoring offense ran past another foe, as the University of Oregon women’s basketball team cruised to a lopsided victory Friday night. Paul Westhead’s Ducks (8-2), averaging 104.2 points per game, defeated Cal Poly (6-6) 124-87 inside Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks broke the 100-point barrier for a fifth straight game and improved their win streak to six games – the longest winning streak under Westhead. A career-high scoring performance from Lexi Petersen, a double-double from Jillian Alleyne and yet another scoring barrage from Chrishae Rowe led the Ducks past the Mustangs. Oregon next plays Sunday, Dec. 29, against Cal State Northridge in Eugene.
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The Oregon State women’s basketball team shot nearly 50 percent from deep, making 13 3-pointers, and outscored Clemson by 39 points from behind the arc to rout the Tigers, 74-41, on the final day, Saturday, of the Duel in the Desert tournament in Las Vegas. The Beavers (8-3) shot 42.6 percent overall (23-of-54) and even better from distance, knocking down 13-of-28 (46.4 percent). Oregon State, which had only made 12 3-pointers in a game three times in program history prior to this year, has already surpassed a dozen three times in the season’s first 11 games. Oregon State returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 29 when it hosts No. 4 Notre Dame.
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Roberto Nelson scored 20 points, but Oregon State wasn’t able to hold off an aggressive Akron team in the opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, falling 83-71 on Sunday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Nelson carried Oregon State (6-3) in the first frame, recording 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the floor, two of which came from downtown. He added six points in the second half, and finished with four assists. On Monday, Oregon State will face George Mason in the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at 11:30 a.m. PT (9:30 a.m. HST) in a game televised nationally on ESPNU. Following that game, the Beavers will also play on Christmas Day in the eight-team tournament.
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The No 22/24 Oregon State wrestling team topped No. 36 Wyoming 26-12 in front of Beaver Nation on Friday night in Corvalllis. The Beavers claimed victories in seven of the 10 bouts. Six Oregon State Wrestlers place at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, including a second place finish from freshman heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi. Oregon State entered 29 wrestlers into the tournament, covering all 10 weight classes. Only six wrestled for Oregon State while the other 23 wrestled unattached.