Oregon State Post-Game Notes
December 18, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2011
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Oregon State 101, Portland State 68
December 18, 2011
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, Ore.
Team Notes
• At 9-2, Oregon State is off to its best start after 11 games since the 1997-98 team started with the same record.
• Joe Burton (9) and Jared Cunningham (8) combined for 17 assists, marking the first time two Beavers have had five or more dimes in one game since an 83-70 win over Charlotte on Nov. 24, 2010.
• Oregon State is now 7-0 this season when scoring 80 or more points and 16-1 all-time under Head Coach Craig Robinson. In 31 total games last season, the Beavers reached the 80-point plateau seven times.
• The Beavers have now scored at least 90 points in three consecutive games, the first time they have accomplished that feat since the 1991-92 season when they scored 92 vs. LaSalle, 92 vs. Minnesota and 104 vs. Sacramento State in back-to-back-to-back contests.
• With the win, Oregon State has now scored more than 100 points twice in the same season for the first time since that same 1991-92 campaign. That year the Beavers dropped triple digits on Oral Roberts (112) and Sacramento State (104).
• With the 101-68 result, Oregon State has notched seven of its nine wins by at least 20 points, which hasn't been done since the 1981-82 team under Ralph Miller did it 10 times en route to a 25-5 record and a Pac-10 title.
• Oregon State outscored the Vikings 17-4 on the break and has a 118-32 edge over its opponents in that category this year.
• The Beavers made a season-high 13 three-pointers, the most for the program since it knocked down 14 against Howard on Dec. 20, 2008 in a 90-54 victory.
• Oregon State had 27 assists on its 40 made field goals, which beats the team's previous season-high from its last game against Howard.
• The team's 59 second-half points are also a season-high, besting the 50 it scored after intermission against Illinois-Chicago.
Player Notes
• Walk-on C.J. Mitchell scored his first career points for Oregon State and hit a three-pointer in the final seconds to put the Beavers over 100 points in the game.
• Ahmad Starks was 5-for-8 from three-point range, tying his career-high of five made treys that he set last game against Howard. He is now 12-for-16 from long range in his last three games.
• Angus Brandt, who leads the Pac-12 in field goal percentage, had 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting. He's 19 for his last 24 from the field (79.2%).
• Roberto Nelson scored 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting, including a perfect 3-for-3 from three. He has now scored in double figures in six consecutive games and is 11-for-15 from behind the arc in the last three.
• Jared Cunningham set a career-high with eight assists; beating the six he had last time out against Howard.
• Eric Moreland notched his second career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. He had 11 points and 10 boards in the season opener against CSU Bakersfield.
