Oregon State survived a shaky second-half stretch, pulling away to beat Charleston 74-65 Sunday within the Diamond Head Traditional quarterfinals in Honolulu.
The Beavers, main by as many as 14 factors, noticed Charleston get as shut as 4 factors throughout the closing minutes earlier than responding with a strong end.
Oregon State (9-2) beat Charleston with a protection that held the Cougars to 36% capturing. The Beavers rank among the many nation’s prime six in subject purpose and scoring protection.
Oregon State advances to the event semifinals, the place it’ll face the Loyola (Chicago)-Oakland winner at 5 p.m. (ESPNU).
Michael Rataj had a double-double with 16 factors and 12 rebounds to guide Oregon State. Damarco Minor additionally scored 16 factors. The Beavers had 4 gamers publish double figures, as Parsa Fallah scored 14 factors and Nate Kingz 10.
Lazar Djokovic and Derrin Boyd scored 13 factors every for Charleston (8-3). Oregon State held Ante Brzovic, the Cougars main scorer this season, to eight factors.
Oregon State held the lead for all 4 minutes of the sport. The Beavers led 35-26 at halftime, taking the lead for good on a layup by Fallah with 15:29 left within the first half. Fallah’s layup began a run of 10 consecutive factors. The Beavers led by as many as 14 factors throughout the first half.
The Beavers maintained a large cushion for the primary 12 minutes of the second half, when it acquired attention-grabbing. Charleston, trailing 55-43, scored eight consecutive factors to trim the deficit to 4 factors with 5:59 remaining. However Oregon State regrouped. Rataj scored a pair baskets, then Josiah Lake II turned a steal right into a layup to place the Beavers in entrance 66-56 with 1:39 left.
The Cougars acquired as shut as 5 factors throughout the closing minute, however Minor and Lelevicius every hit free throws throughout the closing 29 seconds to safe the win.
—Nick Daschel could be reached at 360-607-4824, ndaschel@oregonian.com or @nickdaschel.
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