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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1981)
Beavers’ accuracy destroys Ducks By JODY MURRAY Of the Emerald Oregon State's Steve Johnson pumped in 20 points, teammate Jeff Stoutt came off the bench to score 18, and Oregon spent all Thursday night trying to find the basket as the Beavers trounced the Ducks, 78-61. Before a capacity and sometimes thunderous McArthur Court crowd, the Beavers hit nine of their first 10 shots and finished with a school-record 72.5 field goal percentage to record their 20th season win against no losses. Oregon fell to 10-11 and 3-9 in the Pacific-10 Conference. OSU's opening burst put rthem in charge of the game, while Oregon's atrocious shooting kept them there. The Ducks shot a wincing 40.7 percent from the field, and only 32 percent in the first half. “We plaxed like a team that’s been hurt by losing two in the Bay Area,’’ said Oregon coach Jim Haney, referring to last weekend’s setbacks to Cal and Stanford. “We didn’t want to go out and give it all and give it with heart.” Informed of Oregon State’s field goal performance, Haney admitted “its tough to beat anybody that shoots 72 percent.” Johnson had his usual phemonenal night, scoring six of eight from the field and eight of 10 from the line. This was despite early foul trouble that made OSU coach Ralph Miller yank his star center with 14:14 left in the first half. Johnson sat out the rest of the half, but the Beavers didn’t seem to mind as Mark Radford zipped in all five of his shots for 10 points. Felton Sealey was high-point man in the first half for the frustrated Ducks with seven. Sealey finished the game with a team-high 12 points. But the emphasis in this game was not on any individual — the hero Thursday night was the entire Oregon State suad and its mentor, Miller. With a nationally televised game against St. Johns waiting for them Saturday, the Beavers chalked up a fat, heavy mark for their claim to the top spot on the polls. “They’re playing with a lot of con fidence,” Haney said. “They believe in what they’re doing." “That’s the number-one team, a great OSU sets school field goal mark team," said Oregon's Fred Cofield, who finished with 10 points and seven assists. "They plaxed well out there." John Greig, who overcame a tender knee to score 11 points for the Ducks, had a conditional assessment of his opponents. “I don’t know," he said, “we’ll see Saturday. But you have to give them their due — they’ve beaten us three times." Because of that unsavory distinction, Haney has one of the best viewpoints of Beavs feel near-perfect, like well-timed machine n._ lAllti ■ a mm m » vvnn ncm, i Of the Em*r*td They come about as close to perfection as any college basketball team has a.right to expect. Watching them move the ball up the court is like watching Rembrandt paint one of his masterpieces. On defense they remind you of a diamond cutter, ail precision, a finely honed cutting edge They are Oregon State, and Thursday night in McArthur Court the Beavers proved just how good they are, shelling Oregon by a 78-61 margin in a Pac-10 conference game "I think we have progressed as far as we can," said OSU coach Ralph Miller of his top-ranked, undefeated (20-0) Beavers "The only weak link we had for some time has been Jeff (Stoutt) and he’s come back out of the doldrums.' Although Stoutt scored 18 points (including eight of nine from the field) and passed out six assists, this was a team effort by the Beavers. Stoutt’s performance seemed to be just one wheel of a many-wheeled machine, each piece having its own specific role in the movement of the machine as a whole. Stop one cog and another one pops up to beat you. Stop that cog and another one seems to avpear "I’ve been saying all year," said Miller, "that I can substitute from my bench and not lose any strength." Center Steve Johnson, who hit for 20 potnis, tnciuatng six or eignt from the field and eight of 10 from the foul line, thinks that is why the Beavers could be unstoppable. But what about Ralph Sampson and the Virginia Cavaliers, the other number-one-ranked team in tme nation? “He would create problems for me because of his size, but I think we could present problems for him. He can't beat us by himself, and although he has good players around him I think we have more depth all the way down the bench,” said Johnson. “Besides, I don’t think he's ever seen any team that can pass the ball around like we do." Against the Ducks. Oregon State passed well enough to register 21 assists on 29 baskets And if that isn’t impressive, they also shot .725 from the field as a team. “People have been criticizing our play lately and tonight J think we dug down and played well,*’ explained senior guard Mark Radford, who had 13 points on the night. “We stuck with our offense and except for some calls by the officials at the end, we kept our composure." All too true, agreed Oregon coach Jim Haney. “Oregon State should be happy with the way it played before an Oregon crowd,” said Haney. “You are not going to beat anyone who shoots more than 72 percent ” the Beaver's progress. Was Thursday night the best game OSU has played against the Ducks? "That’s difficult to access,” Haney said, "They played good in Gill (Colise um in Corvallis), they were good to night...” He paused . “The cir cumstances were tougher here, they had no home crowd, so they had to be pleased with what they accomplished.” Oregon managed to hang onto the Beavers for the first three minutes of the game, but then OSU broke a 4-4 tie with 10 unanswered points, led by three Radford jumpers. Two eight-foot jumpers by Cofield pulled Oregon back to a 28-23 deficit with 2:24 left in the half. Cofield then fouled William Brew, and Haney waved his awns at his sides as Brew stepped to the line. The sporadically enthusiastic Mac Court crowd responded with a deafening racket and Brew missed one of two. But Radford popped in an 18 footer with 1:15 to go and a last-second field goal attempt by Clark was deflected The half ended with the Beavers up 31-23. “In the first half we almost played afraid," Haney said. "We were tentative with what we wanted to do." "We can't wait for the crowd to do something for us," Greig said. "Although it was nice for (seniors) Mike and Felton, and the young kids haven’t heard it a lot.” "It was a good crowd," said Cofield. "They came to see us uvset them. And we could’ve. State faithfuls, who were sometimes louder than the Duck fans, roared their approval. Oregon was left to comtemplate the night’s events and the pain of its first losing season record this year. "The ball just wasn’t dropping," Clark said. "That’s the way it went tonight. "They were were pretty much in con trol of the whole game," Clark added. "What can I say?” Not much. The Beavers said it all. Oregon - Sealey 4 4-6 12, Greig 4 3-311, Cofield 5 10. Clark 4 1-1 9, Whiting 2 5-7 9, Cheatham 2 4, Walker 2 4 Burns 1 2. Totals — 24 13-17 61 Oregon State — Johnson 6 8-10 20, Stoutt 8 2-2 18, Radford 5 3-5 13. Sitton 3 6, Conner 1 2-4 4, Blume 2 4, McShane 1 2-2 4, Holbrook 2 4, Evans 1 2-2 4 Totals — 40 20-29 78 MY M’S: Havpy Valentine's Day and thanks for being there Love, YOUR JUNGLE BOY_ POOPSIE Happy Valentine's Day with hugs, kisses and lots of chocolate sauce! I love you. POOPSIE TANTE TAMMI WRIGHT Tut, tut, it looks like sunshine. Ihope it is for you and you Valentine. Love, LORNA J It's been an excellent 8 months with you. Thanx for putting up with my tremendous strength. Love you, BELLE DREJ One day I saw those eyes of "Blue, " and I knew that in all the world, I love you. SPELLBOUND ADMIRER Havpy Valentine's Dax to the 1981 CREW TEAM You are the best strokers we know! Love, YOUR KILLER COXSWAINS FASTER: No matter what I say or do, the one I love very much is you! Please be mine BRATTY TO MY SIGMA NU GANGSTER: Roses are red, violets ar blue, happy Valentine’s Day, I love you YOUR SWEETHEART SUSAN JUI You know I'm yours if you still want me. but I won't wait forever. HEARTBREAK CHI O ANGELA Hope you birthday is as special and full of luff as you are! Luff ya, SHELBY_ _ LEMOL Let's celebrate the 14th the right way, . . I'll bring the M & M's Love, BELSHEY DEANNIE Just a little not to express how much I LOVE YOU! Get excited for tonight! All my love, BEANNIE LIS, Through these nearly two full years it's plain to see that you're the biggest part of me Happy V day, babe. Love you, MACE TO THE THUG WITH THE CUTE SOCKS AND WRISTS Here's to fun in the sun at the waters edge Hope to have an excellent first V-day together Max the rest of my life be as good as the last three months and thirteen day I love you. COBROS NORM, ROB, AND TIM Dancin' in the cowpies, chewin' the hax, we can't wait till Saturday! JENNIFER, BECKY A KARIN USA, Hope you have a beautiful weekend Happy Valentines Day to the girl who always brightens my dax. LOVE JIM SOFTLY BUNNY The bugs are gone and every things alright. Won't you come and be my Valentine. Love, JAE OSCAR JAC Sue Hinquarter tells me she's very havpy now - Frank Northbutt makes her smile. Happy 71st day, sweetie. Love, ME_ TERRY P: Remembering Feb 14. 1977 and all the times when love made a difference! Happy Valentine's Dax. Love, CHRIST! SHERRY UPS and ENGLISH MAJOR Happy Hearts Dax! Thanks for making winter term so fun. Love, NIP SHERRY STOKES You are the greatest! Happy Valentine's Day! YONDER LUND: Never has anyone given me the freedom which you give me and therefore I love you Never was I allowed to be myself among others as much as with you and therefore I love you Never did I discover myself as much as in the freedom which you leave me and therefore I love you. D’ARTAGNON Our days together have now been many. I've putup with a lot including Mary. What really takes the cake are these stuvid pills we have to take. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, MAVIS DREJ One day I saw those eyes of "Blue," and I knew that in all the world, I love you. SPELLBOUND ADMIRER Happy Valentine's Day to the 1981 CREW TEAM You are the best strokers we know! Love, YOUR KILLER COXSWAINS J It's been an excellent 8 months with you. Thanx for putting up with my tremendous strength. Love you, BELLE SNORK it's not true that I love you just for your towel rack - it's the way you dance! BUTCHE MAMA ALISON BERNHARDT: Roses are red, violets are blue. I'm you secret pal. I bet you can't guess who. Happy Valentine's Day? VICTORIA Roses are red, violets are blue, all is wonderful, and I love you BOO BOO JOB aka DROID Glad you're basically a real person. Keep that! Know what I mean? Happy Valentine's Day. Love, LADY MARGARET KATHERINE STACY, LISA, NANCY, PEGGY. TONI, SUE, JEAN, and anyone I may have accidentally left out, Happy Valentine's Day. CONNIE BILLIE For some reason I don't think we re criminally insane - although you always have your shovel handy . Havpy Valentine's Dax MILLIE__ BOB You're the greates Thanks for your friendship and for always being there You made a great cupid. Love, C.A JUDY A ANG You're the best roomies. Have a super Valentine's Day! Love, SPAZ ASHKY SUE Happy Valentine’s day, we both love you. It’S'your turn to change our cage RHETT A GRIZZLY BO, Happy Valentine's Day. I think you are the prettiest Valentine on campus, you are a "10." DUDLEY B.N. Thanks for making the last two years the best ones ever. Love always. B.8. TYROC You're the half-ore I've been looking for. I can hardly wait for the orclet Be my Valentine? Love, NURA__ TINGLE This year is going by fast, and soon it will be in the past, but before it is, we would like to thank you for the tun and also wish you a Happy Valentine's Dax Love, 4th FLOOR McCLAIN DAN I hoe you keep wishing on that star because I am. Thanks for making me so havpy! Love. TEENA JOHNERELLA, BABY FACE, AND FATASS M.I.S.'s, Water Wiennies. You should be labeled a bunch of meanines, but our heartshave gone soft; so we got together ana thought, that it would be great to say; happy Valentine's Day Love. 4th FLOOR McCLAIN MTW Lets get together and lay some rubber. I bet you really hug the road. Love always, JIM PHI PSI'» Thanks for the great live-in week! Happy Valentine's Day to you all. Love you, LIZ * MEL HONEY: Your pancakes are super, your peaches are great, and I couldn't make it without you as a mate. DAN DUCCI The past tne months have been really great. If only you weren't alwaxs so late I know this weekend will be full of fun because in my book you're number one Havpy Valentine's Pax. Love, SANDY ___ INGA From one woman to another I bite on command. An I do believe in female castration. Love, ME HUNNY BEAR: You're the best, you know it's true That's just one of the reason why I love you! HUN__ DEAR BEST FRIEND You've won my heart, I can sax, I'm committed to you - even beyond Valentine's Pax. Love, ME BOO-BOO Remember Spring, the Picnices, Summer, the Beach, Fall Kicking up leave, Winter, sipping hot chocolate These season make our times. BOO-BOO POOHBEAR: I know you're such a ladies' man, but Saturday will you be my Valentine? Love YOUR LATE NIGHT WALKER P. BEAR Dream upon dream, Tm under your spell, 16 months, smiles, snuggles and hope, I love you so, POOPSIE BEAR POGO POGO POGOL Oh-Daddy-Whatcha Do-Wop, Watcha-Do, do it again. (This don't rhyme) Happy Valentine's Day! QOOMBAY SHERRIE A toast to volleyball, and late nights with you, and lots of good times for Sherrie and "Stew" Though we've only known each other for a short time, I know I've been blessed With you as my Valentine XO SCOTT W.P. T & T's, Florence 'til 4:30 am, I Need A Lover, Bob James, oh, never mind, Dusty, Kenny Loggins, P S. I Love You, "was it good tor you too?" Crescent Lake, who cares? Fridays at 3, Shasta. Jacuzzis, "What's this in your pocket?" candle passing, pinning party, and much, much more! It's been a great year! RICK ZANE Sweet memories . from peppermint ice cream to your hanky panky We love them all - Happy Valentine's Day. Love YELLOW ROSE, SWEATER AND ANIMAL HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY To the Sweetest Sweethearts we know THE RAINBOW COURT A Valentine's parly especially for you will be held at the Delt Shelter, SATURDAY February 14th at 7:30 pm. THE PELTS ADELPHIS Happy Hearts Day to you Hope it is a sweet one THE DELTS JANTINA Your are beautiful it's hard to believe, once we were in each others arms saying how we feel. Perhaps now you don't teel the same way But I still like you, would you be my Valentine this day FRANK_ SUGARBUNS With love an affection to my "new" Valentine. Here is my heart and the rest of me, too. BABVCAKE8 GEOFF NICHOLLS Your last chance: Bean Lounge at seven Saturday. I’ll wear blue top! YOUR SECRET ADMIRER LOVE Bug Freeman To my besrlriend and favorite sweethear Looking forward to a thrilling Valentine's and a fantastic party - with loads of chocolate, MELANIE-SUE ORE LI# ALM 475: Well it's Valentine's day and my hearts in a spree, I must say I have a little proposition tor thee I'm your library cookie with the big brown eyes and until you take me out you won't uncover my disguise, so take few to dinner and show 'em your best side And should you happen to pick me then I'll no longer hide.
