National Basketball Association
Towson 67, Oregon St. 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Michael Greenspan, # Frank Harvey, # Tom Nally
Attendance:
3847
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Towson 67: Oregon State 66 (OT): Marcus Damas made a jumper with one second left in overtime to propel the Tigers, who came back from a 19-point second-half deficit to upset the host Beavers.
Towson closed the second half on a 35-16 run to force OT. After Ahmad Starks' 3-pointer gave Oregon State a 66-65 lead with 16 seconds left in OT, Damas won the game with his second basket in the last 25 seconds.
Damas finished with 16 points while Jerrelle Benimon led Towson (5-8) with 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, recording his sixth double-double in seven games.
Rafriel Guthrie scored six points to help spark the Tigers' comeback and Bilal Dixon's layup evened the score at 58-58 with 1:16 left in regulation. Oregon State retook the lead with two free throws by Devon Collier before Benimon went 2-for-2 at the foul line to force OT.
Eric Moreland recorded 16 points and 18 rebounds for Oregon State (9-3), which had its a five-game winning streak snapped. Joe Burton scored 15 points, Roberto Nelson had 14 and Collier added 12 points and eight rebounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Towson avenged a 66-46 loss to Oregon State last season in the programs' first-ever matchup. ... The Tigers (seven) and Beavers (eight) combined to turn the ball over just 15 times. ... Moreland went 6-for-7 from the field and blocked six shots.
Top Game Performances
| Towson |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Jerrelle Benimon 20 |
Scoring |
Eric Moreland 16 |
|
Jerome Hairston 3 |
Assists |
Roberto Nelson 3 |
|
Jerrelle Benimon 21 |
Rebounds |
Eric Moreland 18 |
|
Marcus Damas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Devon Collier 6 |
|
Mike Burwell 1 |
Steals |
Joe Burton 3 |
|
Jerrelle Benimon 1 |
Blocks |
Eric Moreland 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Towson
|
67 |
38.5 |
4-18 |
13-22 |
7 |
44 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| Oregon St.
|
66 |
34.8 |
3-8 |
17-24 |
13 |
39 |
7 |
5 |
7 |