Oregon State Mbb Pushes Past Lmu With Big Nights From Lake, Sy

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The Oregon State men picked up a much-needed triumph connected Wednesday night, defeating Loyola Marymount 76-70 astatine Gill Coliseum.

Josiah Lake and Isaiah Sy mixed for 46 points successful nan game, pinch Sy turning successful profession highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds. Sy drained 5 of his six attempts from beyond nan arc connected Wednesday night.

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The Beavers struggled from nan section successful nan first half, making conscionable 10 of their shots. However, their protect efforts, which resulted successful 5 steals, and their expertise to limit second-chance points for nan Lions helped them support pace. Both teams were besides cleanable from nan free-throw statement successful nan first half, arsenic LMU was 11-for-11 and OSU was 14-for-14 successful nan opening 20 minutes. LMU had a one-point lead to extremity nan first half, 37-36.

Oregon State came retired swinging successful nan 2nd half, building an 11-point lead complete nan first six minutes. However, nan Beavers made conscionable 1 handbasket complete nan adjacent six minutes, allowing nan Lions to claw their measurement backmost into nan matchup. LMU took their first lead of nan 2nd half, 59-58, astatine nan 6:23 mark. In nan remaining minutes of nan contest, Sy and Lake continued to beryllium nan violative spark for nan Beavers to springiness OSU a five-pont lead, but a three-pointer by Rodney Brown Jr. pinch 50 seconds remaining made it a two-point crippled again.

The Lions fouled Jorge Diaz Graham, who sank some of his free throws, past Brown attempted different three-pointer, but missed. Diaz Graham sewage nan rebound and was fouled, again sinking some free throws to springiness nan Beavs a six-point lead. The 2 sides traded fouls and free throws wrong nan last minute, pinch Isaiah Sy putting his squad up 8 points. LMU's Jalen Shelley made nan last section extremity of nan crippled pinch 2 seconds remaining, but it made small quality arsenic nan crippled ended 76-70 successful favour of nan Beavers.

The Beavers vanished nan crippled pinch 29 makes connected 31 attempts from nan free-throw line.

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Oregon State's triumph moves them to 10-10 wide this play pinch a WCC grounds of 3-4. Additionally, nan Beavers are 9-3 astatine Gill Coliseum this season.

The Beavers will get to stay astatine location this play arsenic they invited Pacific to Gill Coliseum connected Saturday, January 17. Tipoff successful that title is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT connected ESPN+.