Oregon State Post-Game Notes
February 04, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2012
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Oregon State 76, Utah 58
February 4, 2012
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Oregon State had 16 steals, their second-most in a game this season, and now have 10 or more steals in 11 games this season.
The Beavers forced 23 turnovers and have forced 20 or more nine times this season.
Oregon State outscored the Utes 50-24 on points in the paint, 23-12 on points off turnovers, 12-6 on second-chance points, 16-4 on fast break points and 22-10 on bench scoring.
Jared Cunningham had a steal for the 25th consecutive game, the third longest streak in Oregon State history and trails only Gary Payton who had streaks of 34 (Feb. '89-March '90) and 29 (Feb. '88-Feb. '89).
Cunningham has now scored in double-figures in 15 consecutive and 21 of the 23 games this season.
Cunningham moved into 29th on Oregon State's career scoring list with 1,040 points to pass Jose Ortiz (1,029), Rocky Smith (1,034) and Sasa Cuic (1,037).
Ahmad Starks had his streak of making a three-pointer end at 19 games, which is the fourth longest in Oregon State history.
Joe Burton had a career-high six steals. He had four steals two times entering today's game, most recently at Towson on Nov. 26 this season.
Burton tied a season-high with 11 rebounds. He also had 11 in the quadruple-overtime game against Stanford on Dec. 7.
Devon Collier (14) scored in double-figures for the eighth consecutive game, the longest streak of his career.
Kevin McShane had a career-high seven points. His previous career-best was six points in two games, most recently against Howard on Dec. 15 this season.