Pope sparks Oregon State to 60-52 victory over Colorado

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope scored 17 of his 19 factors within the second half and Oregon State rallied to beat Colorado 60-52 on Saturday night time.

Pope, who missed all three of his 3-pointers within the first half, sank 5 of seven within the second for the Beavers (9-13, 3-8 Pac-12 Convention). Glenn Taylor Jr. pitched in with 14 factors and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season and the second of his profession.

Tristan da Silva notched his second double-double for the Buffaloes (12-11, 4-8), scoring 22 factors with 15 rebounds. Da Silva made 9 of 21 pictures with 4 3-pointers. J’Vonne Hadley totaled 11 factors and 7 rebounds.

Da Silva had seven factors and Ethan Wright got here off the bench to attain six as Colorado took a 26-25 lead into halftime. The Buffaloes led by seven halfway via the half. Michael Rataj hit a 3-pointer to drag the Beavers even at 22 with 3:36 to go. Wright answered with a 3-pointer and Hadley made 1 of two free throws earlier than Nick Krass hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to get Oregon State inside a degree.

Pope sank three straight 3-pointers, Oregon State turned a three-point deficit right into a 40-36 lead with 11:13 left to play, and the Beavers by no means trailed once more. Pope adopted a Taylor layup along with his fourth 3-pointer over a span of 4:38 to provide Oregon State its greatest lead at 45-36 with 8:50 left to play.

Oregon State shot 38% general to Colorado’s 35%. Each groups made seven 3-pointers though the Buffaloes wanted six extra makes an attempt than the Beavers.

UP NEXT

Oregon State: The Beavers head to the desert to play Arizona State on Thursday and No. 6 Arizona on Saturday.

Colorado: The Buffaloes return residence to host California on Thursday and Stanford on Sunday.

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