OREGON (50)
Min FG FT R A P
Madden. ...31 3-11 0-0 5 17
Hartenslein .16 0-1 2-6 3 0 2
Ctiriy.23 3-7 1-4 5 1 7
McShane.. .28 0-4 2-2 4 1 2
Brown.29 3-6 6-7 2 1 14
Rosemond ..3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Quinine ...19 0-1 1-2 0 1 1
Nelson.23 2-2 5-10 6 2 9
Smith.28 3-10 1-2 3 1 8
Totals .200 14-44 18-33 * 33 8 50
Shooting: 31.8.3-point: 4-16(Madden 1 -3, Cur
ry 0-1, McShane 0-3, Brown 2-3, Rosemond 0
2, Smith 1-4) ‘five team rebounds.
OREGON DUCKS VS, PRISON STATE
Saturday’s Star
Oregon guard Terik Brown scored 14
points — all in the second half — to
lead the Ducks offense.
Play of the Game
Brown converted two tree-throw
attempts with 12.5 seconds
remaining in the game to give
Oregon a 49-48 lead.
Quote of the Day
“This game really hurts. I had the
opportunity to win the game for
the crowd, the seniors and the
team, and I didn't do so."
H — Deaundra Tanner, OSU guard
; Up Next
n; Oregon ends its season on the
road this week at Stanford on
i Thursday and at California on
^ Saturday.
Oregon State (48)
Min FG FT R A P
Marshall .. 29 3-6 1-2 5 0 7
Woods.29 1-2 0-0 6 1 2
Vaden .34 5-10 4-4 4 0 15
Tanner.40 7-14 3-10 4 2 18
Bickerstatf. .37 2-5 0-0 4 0 5
Wallon.3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Heide.15 0-2 1-3 5 2 1
Walker.7 0-4 0-0 2 2 0
Petrovic.6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Totals.200 18-43 9-19 ‘ 37 7 48
Shooting: 419 3-point: 3-8(Vaden 1 -3, Tanner
1-3. Bickerstatf 1-2) ‘Fiveteam rebounds.
MONDAY
March 2,1998
mmm
Civil War won
at the line
Terik Brown sealed the victory
for Oregon with two free throws
just seconds after OSU’s
Deaundra Tanner missed five
By Rob Moseley
Sports Reporter
CORVALLIS — Deaundra “Dino" Tanner
will no doubt have many more chances in
what is sure to be a prosperous career to ac
complish what he failed to do against Ore
gon in Corvallis on Saturday.
The freshman point guard from Los Ange
les came to the free-throw line five times in
27 seconds with the Beavers down 47-44 and
under three minutes remaining in the game.
What ensued was a humbling experience to
watch, much less do, as Tanner missed one
shot after another to seal the Beavers’ fate in
the eventual 50-48 loss.
“There’s no excuse for me to step up to the
line and miss five free throws,” Tanner said.
“I had the opportunity, and I just didn’t
knock them down.”
On the other side of the coin was Oregon's
Terik Brown, who also came to the line with
the outcome of the game in the balance. The
Ducks were down 48-47 with 12.5 seconds
to play and with Oregon’s postseason hopes
possibly on the line. Far from being nervous,
Brown experienced a mild case of deja vu.
“Growing up as a little kid, you always put
yourself in that position,” Brown said. “No
time on the clock, you’re on the line for those
last two free throws when you’re down by
one ... I just knew I was going to step up and
hit those two free throws because I put my
selfinthat situation mentally growing up.”
Hit them he did, putting the Ducks up 49
48 in a game that featured more than its share
of missed shots. While Oregon State head
Turn to LINE, Page 13
L_____.S.a_WBBBBKSL_ »it_I
NICK MEDLEY/Emerald
Oregon'sJonathon Nelson gets caught in the air while the Beavers John-Blair Bicker
staff defends in the Ducks' 50-48 win at Gill Coliseum on Saturday.
Despite shooting 31 -8
percen t from the field,
Oregon defeats OSllfor
the 10th straight time
By Chris Hansen
Assistant Sports Editor
CORVALLIS — Whether Oregon found a
way to win or Oregon State found a way to
lose is arguable.
The facts, though, speak for themselves.
The Beavers led by eight points at halftime,
shot 10 percent better
from the field, outre- Ur6g0fl ....50
bounded the Ducks 37- Qrpnnil St
33 and were playing in _:?_"
front of a near sellout home crowd of 9,191.
Regardless, it was Terik Brown sinking
two free-throw attempts with 12.5 seconds
remaining to give Oregon a 49-48 lead as the
Ducks survived a horrid shooting perfor
mance to overtake the Corey Benjamin-less
Beavers 50-48 Saturday afternoon at Gill Col
iseum in Corvallis.
The win improved Oregon's record to 13
12 overall and 8-8 in the Pacific-10 Confer
ence, equaling the conference win total of
last season’s senior-dominated National In
vitation Tournament team. It was also the
Ducks’ 10th consecutive Civil War victory.
If Oregon can split this week’s games at
Stanford (Thursday) and at California (Sat
urday), it will end the season with a winning
record and a shot at going back to the NIT. It
will also give Oregon its fourth straight win
ning season for the first time in 20 years.
Oregon State, after going 9-2 to start the
season, lost its sixth straight and fell to 12
16 and 2-14.
“Every Civil War game, regardless of
where you're at, is a war,” Oregon bead
coach Ernie Kent said. "That’s exactly what
you saw tonight — two teams that I think
were both beat up mentally. It’s just one of
those gut-check games where you just have
to find a way to get it done.”
That is exactly what Oregon did.
The Ducks shot only 31.8 percent from the
Turn to WAR, Page 13
UO women continue
to win despite injuries
Oregon bit a
slump during
its Arizona
road trip and
has continued
to struggle
since
By Ryan Frank
Sports Editor
Injuries, |ody Runge said last Friday, have
finally taken their toll on the Oregon women.
Despite the tact ttiat bri
anne Meharry and Jenny
Mowe, two of tile Ducks’ vital
players, were wearing street
clothes, Oregon won four of
five after losing Meharry for
the season on Jan. 23, includ
ing an emotional win over
then-No. 17 Washington on Feb. 14.
That’s when everything seemed to change.
The team did not practice well the next
Turn toUO, Page 12
WZMM.. aamtaw... JHff:_— A
NICK MEDLEY/Emerald
Natalie Hughes scored 27points vs. OSU.
Oregon finishes strong,
takes third overall
The No. 17 Ducks
produce a pair oJ'Pac
10 Champions
By Joel Hood
Sports Reporter
When tile smoke cleared and
the dust settled at the Pacific-10
Conference Wrestling Champi
onships late Sunday night, one
thing was apparent to Oregon
head coach Ron Finley: Good
teams often find ways to place
high, even when they are not at
their best.
The Ducks closed the gap on
second-place Oregon State on
Sunday, but finished third
overall after two days of gruel
ing competition in Fullerton,
Calif. Oregon, considered a fa
vorite to de
throne defend
ing conference
champion Ari
zona State be
fore the tour
nament began,
struggled at times, but im
proved on last season's fourth
place finish on the strength of
two championship titles.
One that was expected, and
Turn to OREGON, Page 12