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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021
SPORTS
OREGON STATE, OREGON IN NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Beavers upset Oklahoma State
By Cliff Brunt
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Or-
egon State embraced the role
of the Hickory Huskers —
results and all.
Hours before their second-
round NCAA Tournament
game against Oklahoma
State, the Beavers’ basketball
Twitter account posted a
video of center Roman Silva
carrying guard Gianni Hunt
to the basket on his shoulders
to measure the rim’s height.
It recreated a scene from
the 1986 movie “Hoosiers,” in
which small-town Hickory’s
coach tried to help his team
relax about playing at
massive Butler Fieldhouse.
Hickory went on to win
that fi ctional state title. On
Sunday, March 21, the build-
ing now known as Hinkle
Fieldhouse was the site of a
real-life underdog story.
Ethan Thompson scored
26 points and No. 12 seed
Oregon State neutralized
Oklahoma State and star
freshman Cade Cunningham,
rolling to an 80-70 upset.
Oregon State (19-12) was
picked to fi nish last in the
Cunningham, a fi rst-team
All-American and possible
top NBA draft pick, scored 24
points for Oklahoma State
(21-9), but the fourth-seeded
Cowboys rushed shots down
the stretch and at times failed
to get him the ball.
Cunningham is prepared to
move on to the NBA.
“It’s been special,” Cun-
ningham said. “I think that’s
the best way to describe it. I
think the biggest thing is I
Paul Sancya/Associated Press surrounded myself around
Oregon State forward Warith Alatishe (10) shoots on
great people, more than
Oklahoma State forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe anything that’s the thing
(12) during the second half Sunday, March 21.
I’m most proud of. That’s the
thing, I feel like I’ve grown
Pac-12 and had to win the
ourselves and trust in each
up the most by being around
conference tournament just
other. And as you can see,
good people who pushed me
to make the NCAA fi eld.
these wins that we’ve been
to be somebody good on the
The Beavers pulled that
having have been great team court and off the court. I’m
off, then cruised past No. 5
efforts.”
going to miss it, for sure.”
seed Tennessee in the fi rst
Maurice Calloo, who
Avery Anderson scored
round. They became the third transferred from Oklahoma
16 points and Keylan Boone
double-digit seed to reach
State, scored 15 points and
added 13 for Oklahoma State
this year’s Sweet 16, joining
Jarod Lucas also had 15 for
in a game that was delayed
15 seed Oral Roberts and
the Beavers, who advanced
for 20 minutes at the start by
Syracuse, an 11.
to play eighth-seeded Loyola a power outage.
“We’ve always had that
Chicago in a Midwest Region
Oregon State went ahead
confi dence,” Thompson said. Sweet 16 matchup that few
26-15 after an early 22-6 run.
“But it kind of took us — we could have predicted. Loyola
A 3-pointer by Lucas rolled
had to go to take a further
overmatched No. 1 seed Il-
out, then in to give the Bea-
step and kind of believe in
linois earlier Sunday.
vers a 32-19 edge.
NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
OSU rolls past Florida St.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Aleah Goodman
scored 24 points with fi ve rebounds, fi ve as-
sists and zero turnovers, Taylor Jones added
18 points and eight boards, and No. 8-seed
Oregon State beat ninth-seeded Florida State
83-59 on Sunday in the opening round of the
women’s NCAA Tournament.
Oregon State (12-7) advances to play the
top seed in the Hemisfair Region, South
Carolina, while Florida State (10-9) is exiting
after the fi rst round for the fi rst time in its
last 17 appearances.
Oregon State scored 20 of the fi rst 26
points of the second quarter, including an
11-0 run, to take the fi rst double-digit lead of
the game after a 16-all fi rst. Goodman scored
seven of her 14 fi rst-half points during the
spurt. Goodman also had four rebounds and
three assists and Jones added 11 points with
seven rebounds as Oregon State built a 41-27
lead.
“I’m just so proud of this team, especially
after the fi rst quarter, I feel like we kind of
had a little bit of a feel-out quarter, and then
we just came out in the second quarter we
really locked down,” Goodman said. “The
defense, especially I think through quarters,
two, three and four were just special. That’s
really something we’ve been harping on.”
Oregon State opened a 20-point lead
midway through the third quarter as Florida
State made only one of its fi rst six shots fol-
lowing halftime. Goodman only played four
minutes in the fourth and Jones three.
Ducks soar past
2nd-seed Iowa
By John Marshall
AP Basketball Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Chris Duarte scored 23 points
and Oregon showed no signs of rust after a long layoff,
beating No. 2 seed Iowa 95-80 on Monday, March 22 to
reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past fi ve
NCAA Tournaments.
The seventh-seed Ducks (21-6) were put in an
unprecedented spot, advancing to the West Region’s
second round without playing a game. Virginia Com-
monwealth’s multiple positive COVID-19 tests took
care of that, leaving Oregon with a nine-day break
since losing in the Pac-12 tournament.
Oregon’s offense hummed like it was fresh off the
line once the ball went up, kicking off the NCAA Tour-
nament’s fi rst Monday of second-round games with a
masterpiece.
The Ducks fl owed on the fl oor and glowed on the
scoresheet, shooting 56% and hitting 11 3-pointers. LJ
Figueroa hit fi ve 3s while scoring 21 points and Will
Richardson added 19 points in an offensive domination.
Their sweet offensive movements left the Hawkeyes
(22-9) fl ailing, one game short of the Sweet 16 for the
fourth time under Fran McCaffrey.
Luka Garza played like a two-time All-American,
bulling in for three-point plays, hitting mid-range
jumpers and dropping in the occasional 3. He capped
his stellar college career with 36 points.
Oregon earned a No. 7 seed in Indianapolis and
faced what was expected to be a diffi cult opener
against VCU and its Havoc defense. But the Ducks
learned during their pregame meal that they would
advance without playing a game, leaving them with a
huge break before facing the No. 2 team in the region.
Mavericks rout Blazers
attention away from the offi cials,” Maver-
icks coach Rick Carlisle said. “This is part
PORTLAND — Luka Doncic scored 37 of the growth process for a young team.
points in three quarters, leading the Dallas Some things that this team simply has to
Mavericks to a 132-92 rout of the Portland go through. This was a source of growth
Trail Blazers on Sunday night, March 21. tonight and we just want to keep working
Doncic made his fi rst eight 3-point shots to improve every single day. “
and fi nished with 8-for-9 shooting from
Damian Lillard led Portland with 19
long distance. Overall, he shot 13 of 19
points, and Gary Trent Jr. added 16. CJ
from the fi eld and added seven rebounds
McCollum fi nished with 13.
and four assists.
“Anytime me, CJ (McCollum) and (Car-
Josh Richardson scored 21 points,
melo Anthony) go 0 for 16 from 3, we’re not
DorianFinney-Smith added 13 and Kri-
going to have much of a chance,” Lillard
staps Porzingis 12 for the Mavericks.
said.
“We shifted our concentration onto
The Mavericks made 19 3-pointers. Port-
our defensive game plan, our offensive
land was unable to keep pace as the Trail
gameplay and unconditionally helping
Blazers shot 20% from the 3-point arc and
each other out there and turning the
made only nine shots from long distance.
By Erik García Gundersen
Associated Press
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