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Jordan Bachynski had a career-high 26 points and blocked Joseph Young’s reverse layup at the buzzer, helping Arizona State hold off hard-charging Oregon 74-72 on Saturday. Arizona State (18-6, 7-4 Pac-12) dominated the first half, building a 20-point lead while the Ducks flailed at both ends. Oregon (15-8, 3-8) put together a furious rally behind Young and its press in the second half, using a 34-11 run to take the lead with 5 minutes left. Young scored all of his 29 points in the second half and hit four 3-pointers, but couldn’t get his final shot past Bachynski’s long arm, sending Oregon to its fourth 2-point conference loss. The Ducks next host Oregon State on Sunday, Feb. 16, noon.
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Oregon State could not take down the second ranked Arizona Wildcats on Sunday night, falling 76-54 at the McKale Center. Angus Brandt was a bright spot for the Beavers, finishing with 14 points on 5-og-7 shooting from the field. The Australian also pulled in four rebounds on the night. Roberto Nelson struggled to find room to shoot, as Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Pac-12) employed a tenacious defense that took away many Oregon State shot (13-10, 5-6) opportunities. The senior was held to 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.
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Top to bottom, player to player, the Oregon women’s basketball team is making tangible progress over the course of this season. The Ducks’ fourth win in five games, 93-71 over Utah at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday, illustrated that in the most black and white sense. But it was the development individual players showed — in Chrishae Rowe’s leadership, Jillian Alleyne’s overcoming adversity, Drea Toler’s recent emergence — that is making Oregon’s turnaround all the more impressive. Once mired in a dismal 0-6 start to conference play, the Ducks improved to 4-7 on Saturday, and 13-9 overall. Oregon fought through tough winter weather that resulted in a subdued atmosphere for the game, and a rugged Utah defense that tried to dominate the pace of play — to great success in the first half. Oregon hosts Colorado on Monday, 5 p.m., in Eugene.
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In the midst of a winter storm which has handcuffed much of the region, it was the Oregon State women’s basketball team who put the shackles on Colorado in Gill Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, defeating the visiting Buffaloes 75-63. The win, the Beavers’ ninth in 10 home games, moves OSU’s record to 14-9 overall and 6-5 in the Pac-12, its first time over .500 in league play this season. Oregon State concludes its dates with the mountain schools on Monday night at 6 p.m. when Utah comes to town for a game televised on Pac-12 Oregon. Because of the weekend weather, Monday night’s game against Utah will also be treated as a Pink Out contest. The Beavers will wear their pink uniforms and fans that have purchased the “Dam Cancer” t-shirt as part of the promotion will be admitted free.
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The Oregon State wrestling team narrowly fell to Arizona State 17-16 on Sunday afternoon. Oregon State was originally scheduled to compete against Boise State on Friday, but the meet was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. After spending upwards of 36 hours at the airport, the Beavers were finally able to catch a flight from Portland to Tempe for their Sunday matchup.
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Oregon State opened the 2014 softball season with three wins and three losses at the Kajikawa/ASU Classic in Tempe, AZ. The Beavers beat NC State 6-2, lost to San Diego State 6-3, beat Penn State 12-10, lost to Cal State Northridge 3-2, lost to Colorado State 3-2 (8), and beat Appalachian State 12-2 (6). OSU is at the Texas A&M Invite this coming weekend in College Station, TX. Oregon was at the same Classic. The Ducks lost to Cal Poly 6-4, beat Fresno State 10-9 (8), beat Appalachian State 9-1 (6), beat North Carolina State 5-0, and beat Boise State 9-0. Oregon goes to the Easton Desert Classic in Las Vegas this weekend.