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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016
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Players looking forward
to an intriguing Civil War
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
C
ORVALLIS — When the Oregon
State Beavers say they’re look-
ing forward to the Civil War, they
really mean it.
In recent seasons the team hasn’t always
seemed quite as sincere about the prospects
in facing Oregon, which has an eight-game
winning streak in the rivalry.
But it has been a disappointing season
for the Ducks, who are 4-7 overall and 2-6
in the Pac-12, and likely won’t play in the
postseason for the first time since 2004.
Oregon State, which is 3-8 overall but
has an identical conference record as the
Ducks, likes its chances at home, especially
after a 42-17 victory over Arizona at Reser
Stadium this past Saturday night.
The Beavers are definitely fired up.
“Everyone in Oregon is probably going
to be there, so we’re looking to win that one,
too,” said cornerback Dwayne Williams.
Marcus McMaryion, pressed into duty
as a starter for the Beavers earlier this sea-
son after both Darell Garretson and backup
Conor Blount were injured, threw for 265
yards and a career-best five touchdowns
against the Wildcats.
Sold out
Oregon State announced on Monday
that the Civil War game was already a
sellout.
“Big games are created sometimes by
win-loss records or where you sit in the
season. This game is a big game every year
regardless of the situation or the scenario,”
Beavers coach Gary Andersen said. “Our
AP File Photos
Left: Ducks running back Royce Freeman (21) helped Oregon defeat then No. 12 Utah 30-28 Saturday in Salt Lake City.
Right: Oregon State running back Ryan Nall scored against Arizona in Corvallis on Saturday, and the Beavers won 42-17.
kids understand that, they know that and
it’s a privlege and honor for them to play in
it. It’s a game they’ll remember for the rest
of their lives. “
The Ducks will be motivated, too.
Oregon is coming off a 30-28 upset of
then-No. 11 Utah, a victory that was sealed
by Justin Herbert’s touchdown pass to Dar-
ren Carrington with two seconds left.
Oregon State running back Ryan Nall
predicted a fun game. Nall has rushed for
796 yards and nine touchdowns, but his
season has been marred by a foot injury.
“We’re going to take off with momen-
tum. Oregon also came off a big win, so
they are going to come after us,” Nall said.
“They’re not going to just going to think,
‘Oh, it’s Oregon State. We beat them every
year.’ It’s going to be a fun game. We’re
coming off a big win; they’re coming off
a big win. We’ll see who can execute the
best.”
Nall’s Oregon counterpart, Royce Free-
man, has had two straight games with 100
or more yards, and seems to have bounced
back after a midseason lull. Freeman has
839 yards rushing and nine touchdowns.
“The last two weeks have been better,
there’s still time,” coach Mark Helfrich
said. “He did some great stuff absolutely
like you’re saying, that’s the quote-unquote
‘old Royce.’ That was good to see.”
In the end, however, the game may
come down to defense, where both teams
are struggling.
Oregon is ranked 126th in the nation for
total defense, allowing an average of 528.2
yards a game, and 126th in scoring defense,
allowing 42.1 points per game.
The Beavers are allowing averages
of 433.3 yards and 31.1 points per game.
They’re ranked 88th in both categories.
UP NEXT: CIVIL WAR • Oregon Ducks (4-7) at Oregon State Beavers (3-8) • Saturday, 1 p.m. TV: PAC12
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Oregon State
rallies, but
falls to Tulsa
Knicks edge
Blazers, 107-103
Associated Press
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Kristaps Por-
zingis had 31 points and nine
rebounds, Derrick Rose scored six
of his 18 points down the stretch,
and the New York Knicks beat the
Portland Trail Blazers 107-103 on
Tuesday night.
Rose made the go-ahead basket
with a little more than 3 minutes
remaining and hit the jumper that
clinched it with 6.8 seconds left.
Carmelo Anthony finished
with 17 points despite a scoreless
fourth quarter for the Knicks, who
won their fifth straight at home.
Brandon Jennings had 11 assists
off the bench.
Damian Lillard scored 22
points for the Trail Blazers but fell
to 4-1 at Madison Square Garden.
CJ McCollum added 16 points.
The Blazers were trying for a
New York sweep, having routed
the Brooklyn Nets 129-109 on
Sunday. They had a late three-
point lead but managed just a pair
of free throws from Lillard in the
final 3-plus minutes.
UP NEXT: BLAZERS
• Portland Trail Blazers (8-8)
at Cleveland Cavaliers (10-2)
• Today, 4 p.m. TV: CSNW
Seattle wins in
MLS West finals
Associated Press
SEATTLE — The Seattle
Sounders will go to Colorado need-
ing only a draw or a win to reach
the MLS Cup final for the first time.
The Rapids are perfectly fine
heading home for the second-leg
of the Western Conference finals
knowing a win will send them to
the championship match, too.
Nicolas Lodeiro scored on a
penalty kick in the 61st minute and
the Sounders beat the Rapids 2-1 on
Tuesday night in the first-leg of the
conference finals.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer
Oregon forward Dillon Brooks (24) drives around Tennessee guard Kwe Parker (12) in the first half during
an NCAA college basketball game in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.
No. 13 Oregon beats Tennessee
69-65 in OT in Maui tourney
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Basketball Writer
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Dillon
Brooks came up short with a chance
to win the game in regulation. Given
another shot, he wasn’t going to miss.
Brooks hit a long 3-pointer with
22 seconds left in overtime and
scored 17 points, lifting No. 13 Ore-
gon to a 69-65 victory over Tennessee
at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
“I knew I had to redeem myself,”
Brooks said.
Oregon (3-2) shot poorly in a loss
to Georgetown in its Maui opener and
continued to struggle on Day 2. The
Ducks shot 34 percent, including 5
of 17 from 3-point range, and had 21
turnovers.
But they have Brooks.
The preseason All-American was
limited eight points in 13 minutes in
his return Monday night, leaving him
frustrated. Ducks coach Dana Altman
gave his star more playing time and
Brooks delivered, hitting 4 of 9 shots
and 7 of 10 free throws in 25 minutes.
UP NEXT: DUCKS
Maui Invitational, in Hawaii
• Oregon Ducks (3-2)
vs. Connecticut Huskies (2-3)
• Today, 1:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2
Brooks has been his best when the
game’s on the line and came through
when Oregon needed him in Maui —
after failing at the end of regulation.
The junior guard missed an open
shot in the late at the buzzer, but
pulled up without hesitation in over-
time. Brooks drained that shot from
well behind the arc, then grabbed
a defensive rebound after the Vols
missed before being fouled.
On the way to hitting 1 of 2
game-sealing free throws, Brooks
high-fived ESPN announced Bill
Walton and yelled: “Come on Bill!”
“I thought he was going to drive
it,” Altman said of Brooks’ game-win-
ner. “When he pulled it up, it was one
of those no, no, great shot.”
Tennessee (1-3), which lost to
No. 16 Wisconsin in its tournament
opener, struggled against the Ducks’
constant defensive pressure.
The Vols had 25 turnovers and
shot 37 percent, though managed to
keep the Ducks within reach. Shem-
bari Philips hit two free throws with
30 seconds left in regulation, but Ten-
nessee could not come up with the big
shot it needed in overtime.
Detrick Mostella led Tennessee
with 22 points.
“I keep saying I really like our
team,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes
said. “We keep getting better and bet-
ter each time out, certainly coming
here and playing against the level of
competition is proving that our guys
can compete. And now we’ve got to
learn to win games”
Oregon had a disappointing tour-
nament opener, digging a 17-point
first-half hole before a furious sec-
ond-half rally fell short.
The Ducks slow-started the sec-
ond game as well, missing their first
six 3-pointers and 10 of 13 shots
overall.
TULSA, Okla. — Junior Etou
scored 17 points and made two
clutch baskets down the stretch that
helped Tulsa repel a strong Oregon
State rally for a 75-64 win on Tues-
day night.
Junior college transfer Jaleel
Wheeler added 16 points and Ster-
ling Taplin and Pat Birt nine each
in matchup of two of last year’s
NCAA Tournament participants
which were hit hard by graduation.
Tulsa (2-2) shot 45 percent and
outrebounded OSU 38-23, led by
Eton’s seven boards.
Tres Tinkle scored 19 points
for Oregon State (2-3), JaQuori
McLaughlin had 12 points and
five rebounds and Drew Eubanks
added 10 points and five boards.
Trailing 37-22 after a tentative
first half, Oregon State asserted
itself early in the second, opening
with a 17-3 run to pull within 40-39
on a 3-pointer by Kendal Manuel.
Tulsa regained some control
with a 7-0 run by Taplin, who made
a 3-pointer, a free throw and then
a steal and layup to push the lead
back to 53-44. OSU kept chipping
away and was within four when
Etou answered with a 3-pointer
from the left corner, then a layup
on a nifty assist from Taplin, giv-
ing Tulsa a 67-58 advantage with
2:50 left.
“I think what we did was we
shot quick shots early in the sec-
ond half,” said Tulsa coach Frank
Haith. “We got out of character on
offense in the second half. They
have good players and they made
some shots, they got their rhythm
and they got confidence, but I’m
proud of how we bowed our backs
and didn’t falter.”
Tulsa opened the big halftime
lead despite using 12 players and
changing lineups constantly. Seven
players made at least one 3-pointer
in the half, eight scored and Tulsa
limited the Beavers to 39 percent
shooting (9-23).
UP NEXT: BEAVERS
• Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
at Oregon State (2-3)
• Friday, 6 p.m.