Kwame Evans Jr. scores 22 points, Oregon beats Oregon State 78-71 for 7th straight win in the series
AP
Feb 29, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Kwame Evans Jr. scored 22 points to lead Oregon Ducks to a 78-71 victory over Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday night for its seventh straight win in the series.
Oregon (19-9, 11-6) remains in third place in the Pac-12 standings, two games back of conference-leader Arizona. The Ducks travel to face the sixth-ranked Wildcats on Saturday.
Neither team had led by more than six points leading up to a 55-all tie with 9:43 remaining. Oregon then pulled away with a 14-4 run for a 69-59 advantage with 2:08 to play. N’Faly Dante sparked the surge with a dunk and Jermaine Couisnard scored seven points during the stretch.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Josiah Lake II and Jordan Pope, and Tyler Bilodeau's jumper cut the Beavers' deficit to 74-69 with 48 seconds left. Brennan Rigsby answered with Oregon's sixth dunk before the Ducks sealed it at the free-throw line.
Evans was 6 of 7 from the floor, made 9 of 12 free throws and grabbed nine rebounds. Couisnard finished with 16 points and Rigsby scored 14. Dante, who scored on a last-second dunk to beat the Beavers 60-58 on Feb. 17, chipped in with 11 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career.
Bilodeau scored 26 points and Pope added 22 for Oregon State (12-17, 4-14). The pair combined for four of the Beavers' seven 3-pointers.
Jackson Shelstad scored nine of his 11 points in the first half to help Oregon build a 35-33 lead at the break. Pope scored 15 first-half points for the Beavers.
Oregon State hosts Utah on March 7.
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1st Half
ORST
Beavers
33
ORE
Ducks
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Beavers gains possession)
19:40
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:12
N'Faly Dante turnover (Jordan Pope steals)
19:02
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
4-0
18:42
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
4-2
18:16
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
18:14
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
18:07
+3
Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)
4-5
17:35
Dexter Akanno misses two point jump shot
17:33
Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
17:28
+3
Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)
7-5
17:04
N'Faly Dante misses two point hook shot
17:02
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
17:02
+2
Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup
7-7
17:02
Michael Rataj shooting foul
17:02
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-8
16:43
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
9-8
16:22
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Jadrian Tracey assists)
9-10
16:22
Michael Rataj shooting foul
16:22
+1
N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-11
16:03
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
16:01
Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
15:54
KC Ibekwe shooting foul
15:54
TV timeout
15:54
+1
Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-12
15:54
+1
Jackson Shelstad makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-13
15:25
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot
11-13
14:59
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
14:57
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
14:52
KC Ibekwe blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup
14:50
KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
14:40
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
13-13
14:25
Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
14:23
KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
14:19
KC Ibekwe turnover (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
14:00
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot
13-15
13:44
Mahamadou Diawara personal foul
13:42
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
15-15
13:14
+3
Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
15-18
12:50
Jayden Stevens turnover (Brennan Rigsby steals)
12:34
Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
12:32
Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
12:20
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
17-18
12:00
Justin Rochelin personal foul
12:00
TV timeout
11:55
N'Faly Dante turnover
11:40
Jermaine Couisnard personal foul
11:40
Tyler Bilodeau offensive foul
11:40
Tyler Bilodeau turnover (offensive foul)
11:17
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
11:15
Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
11:02
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Christian Wright assists)
19-18
10:39
N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot
10:37
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
10:23
+3
Dexter Akanno makes three point jump shot
22-18
10:11
Brennan Rigsby turnover (Dexter Akanno steals)
10:07
+2
Dexter Akanno makes two point layup
24-18
9:57
Jadrian Tracey turnover
9:39
Dexter Akanno turnover (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
9:35
+2
Jadrian Tracey makes two point dunk (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)
24-20
9:09
Tyler Bilodeau turnover (N'Faly Dante steals)
9:04
N'Faly Dante offensive foul
9:04
N'Faly Dante turnover (offensive foul)
8:44
Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
8:42
Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound
8:37
Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:35
Jadrian Tracey offensive rebound
8:30
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Jadrian Tracey assists)
24-22
7:56
Dexter Akanno misses two point jump shot
7:54
Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
7:49
Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (traveling)
7:49
TV timeout
7:20
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
7:18
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
7:12
Justin Rochelin personal foul
6:56
Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
6:54
Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
6:54
Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
6:35
KC Ibekwe turnover
6:15
KC Ibekwe shooting foul
6:15
Brennan Rigsby misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:15
+1
Brennan Rigsby makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-23
5:54
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
26-23
5:25
+2
Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
26-25
4:56
Dexter Akanno misses two point jump shot
4:54
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
4:49
+3
Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
26-28
4:36
Christian Wright turnover (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
4:28
+2
Brennan Rigsby makes two point dunk
26-30
4:28
Beavers 30 second timeout
4:28
TV timeout
4:07
Tyler Bilodeau offensive foul
4:07
Tyler Bilodeau turnover (offensive foul)
3:56
Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
3:54
Chol Marial defensive rebound
3:41
+3
Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot
29-30
3:26
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot
29-32
3:10
Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
3:08
Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
2:53
Mahamadou Diawara misses two point hook shot
2:50
Michael Rataj defensive rebound
2:44
+2
Michael Rataj makes two point layup (Dexter Akanno assists)
31-32
2:24
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
2:22
N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
2:10
Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
2:08
Chol Marial defensive rebound
1:53
Jadrian Tracey personal foul
1:40
Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
1:38
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
1:24
Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
1:23
Chol Marial personal foul
1:23
N'Faly Dante misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:23
Beavers defensive rebound
1:12
N'Faly Dante shooting foul
1:12
+1
Josiah Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-32
1:12
+1
Josiah Lake makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-32
0:49
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
0:47
Jadrian Tracey offensive rebound
0:47
Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup
0:45
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
0:45
Chol Marial shooting foul
0:45
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-33
0:45
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-34
0:27
Jayden Stevens misses three point jump shot
0:25
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
0:02
Dexter Akanno shooting foul
0:02
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-35
0:02
Kwame Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02
Gavin Marrs defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ORST
Beavers
38
ORE
Ducks
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:36
+2
Michael Rataj makes two point layup
35-35
19:18
+2
Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup
35-37
19:05
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
19:03
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
18:43
Chol Marial personal foul
18:29
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot
35-39
18:13
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
37-39
18:05
N'Faly Dante turnover (Michael Rataj steals)
17:57
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot
39-39
17:36
Chol Marial blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point jump shot
17:21
Chol Marial defensive rebound
17:21
Jadrian Tracey personal foul
17:15
+2
Jordan Pope makes two point layup
41-39
16:55
Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup
16:53
Dexter Akanno defensive rebound
16:32
N'Faly Dante blocks Michael Rataj's two point layup
16:30
Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
16:24
+3
Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot
44-39
16:05
Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
16:03
Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
15:57
N'Faly Dante blocks Tyler Bilodeau's two point layup
15:55
Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
15:52
Chol Marial flagrant 1
15:52
TV timeout
15:52
Kwame Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:52
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-40
15:35
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:33
Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
15:23
Michael Rataj shooting foul
15:23
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-41
15:23
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-42
15:03
Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
15:01
Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound
14:49
+2
Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists)
44-44
14:33
+3
Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
47-44
14:00
KC Ibekwe shooting foul
14:00
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-45
14:00
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-46
13:50
+2
KC Ibekwe makes two point layup (Jordan Pope assists)
49-46
13:33
+3
Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists)
49-49
13:15
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot
51-49
13:05
Jackson Shelstad misses two point jump shot
13:03
Jordan Pope defensive rebound
12:57
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
12:55
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
12:47
+2
Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists)
51-51
12:31
Jackson Shelstad personal foul
12:25
Dexter Akanno misses three point jump shot
12:23
Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
12:05
KC Ibekwe shooting foul
12:05
Mahamadou Diawara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:05
Mahamadou Diawara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:05
Chol Marial defensive rebound
11:46
Jadrian Tracey shooting foul
11:46
TV timeout
11:46
+1
Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-51
11:46
+1
Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-51
11:24
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
53-53
11:12
Justin Rochelin turnover (Kario Oquendo steals)
11:01
N'Faly Dante misses two point hook shot
10:59
Chol Marial defensive rebound
10:45
+2
Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot
55-53
10:18
Kario Oquendo turnover (Justin Rochelin steals)
10:02
Kario Oquendo personal foul
9:48
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
9:46
Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
9:43
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot
55-55
9:30
Jermaine Couisnard personal foul
9:10
Justin Rochelin misses three point jump shot
9:08
Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
9:00
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Brennan Rigsby assists)
55-57
8:39
Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
8:37
Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
8:37
Justin Rochelin personal foul
8:23
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot
55-59
8:02
+2
Dexter Akanno makes two point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)
57-59
7:55
Dexter Akanno personal foul
7:55
TV timeout
7:55
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-60
7:55
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-61
7:37
Dexter Akanno misses two point jump shot
7:35
Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound
7:30
Jackson Shelstad turnover (Josiah Lake steals)
7:22
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
7:20
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
7:10
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
7:08
Jordan Pope defensive rebound
6:54
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
6:30
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
6:30
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
6:28
Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
6:24
Jackson Shelstad turnover (Michael Rataj steals)
6:14
Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul
6:14
+1
Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-61
6:14
+1
Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-61
6:06
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot
59-63
5:43
Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
5:41
Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
5:17
+3
Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
59-66
5:15
Beavers 30 second timeout
5:15
TV timeout
4:56
Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
4:54
Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
4:34
Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul
4:34
Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:34
+1
Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
