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Wildcats top OSU 56-53
Beavers rally to tie game at 53 with a minute left before Arizona steals game in end
Terry Horstman
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Sports
The Oregon State men's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker Thursday night to the Arizona Wildcats by a score of 56-53.
The Wildcats lead by as many as 13 late in the game, and a rally by the Beavers brought it to a tie at 53 with a barely a minute to go. However, after pushing off Rickey Claitt, Nic Wise made a mid-range jumper to put the Wildcats ahead for good and end any hopes of a five-game winning streak for the Beavers.
"I jumped in front of him, so I thought it was a charge because he didn't have anywhere to go except through me," senior point guard Rickey Claitt said. "But they didn't make a call, so I guess it wasn't good enough for the ref."
Claitt wasn't the only one surprised at the lack of a foul call by the referee.
"I thought there was enough there to warrant a call," head coach Craig Robinson said. "It was warranted."
The Beavers had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Roeland Schaftenaar's last second 3-point attempt rolled in and, out handing the Beavers their first loss since the inauguration and in heartbreaking fashion.
"Every game we know we can win now. We can beat any team in the Pac-10," Claitt said. "It sucks when we know we lost it, because we expect to win now."
The Beaver scoring attack was lead by Calvin Haynes, who put up 12 points and came away with three steals. Haynes' partner in crime, Schaftenaar, had another solid game with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Oregon State was able to force problems all night for the Wildcats as the 1-3-1 was in full effect, forcing Arizona to give up the ball 14 times. The Beavers turned the ball over 14 times on their own, giving Arizona just enough room to walk away from Legendary Gill Coliseum with a hard-earned victory in their pocket.
In the first half, the Beavers had their way with the Wildcats, as future lottery pick Chase Budinger was relatively quiet for the first 17 minutes, until he broke through the Beaver defense and lead the Wildcats on a 14-5 run to start the second half.
The Wildcats lead by as many as 13 late in the game, and a rally by the Beavers brought it to a tie at 53 with a barely a minute to go. However, after pushing off Rickey Claitt, Nic Wise made a mid-range jumper to put the Wildcats ahead for good and end any hopes of a five-game winning streak for the Beavers.
"I jumped in front of him, so I thought it was a charge because he didn't have anywhere to go except through me," senior point guard Rickey Claitt said. "But they didn't make a call, so I guess it wasn't good enough for the ref."
Claitt wasn't the only one surprised at the lack of a foul call by the referee.
"I thought there was enough there to warrant a call," head coach Craig Robinson said. "It was warranted."
The Beavers had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Roeland Schaftenaar's last second 3-point attempt rolled in and, out handing the Beavers their first loss since the inauguration and in heartbreaking fashion.
"Every game we know we can win now. We can beat any team in the Pac-10," Claitt said. "It sucks when we know we lost it, because we expect to win now."
The Beaver scoring attack was lead by Calvin Haynes, who put up 12 points and came away with three steals. Haynes' partner in crime, Schaftenaar, had another solid game with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Oregon State was able to force problems all night for the Wildcats as the 1-3-1 was in full effect, forcing Arizona to give up the ball 14 times. The Beavers turned the ball over 14 times on their own, giving Arizona just enough room to walk away from Legendary Gill Coliseum with a hard-earned victory in their pocket.
In the first half, the Beavers had their way with the Wildcats, as future lottery pick Chase Budinger was relatively quiet for the first 17 minutes, until he broke through the Beaver defense and lead the Wildcats on a 14-5 run to start the second half.
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