Oregon St. Beavers @ Arizona Wildcats GameThread, Jan 10, 2009 1:00 PM PST

Open Thread: OSU at UA

by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 12:55 PM PST in Men's Basketball Comment 51 comments

Oregon St. Beavers @ Arizona Wildcats

Pregame: The Beavers are looking to redeem themselves for Thursday's 69-38 loss to Arizona State. In that game, OSU's leading scorer, Calvin Haynes, was limited to just three points, and must make a bigger impact today if the Beavers want to move to .500 in the Pac-10 conference. Here are my keys to the game:

Don't settle for early open shots: Oregon had no problem finding open shots on Thursday, they just didn't make them. Arizona likes to play a fast tempo, so they are often willing to take risks and leave players open early in the shot clock. Oregon State must focus on running their offense to perfection, and not settle just for what Arizona gives them. Like Coach Robinson said after Thursday's game, we can't win if it turns into a three-point shooting contest. That's not our style.
Slow down the UA big-men: The Wildcats have a talented trio in Budinger, Hill, and Horne. The Beavers can't get bullied in the paint.
Keep it close: The Beavers aren't a team who can mount huge comebacks, so we'll need to keep things as close as possible for as long as possible. That can be accomplished by finding open shots, executing backdoor cuts, and playing tough defense. UA likes to speed up the tempo, so we'll need to slow it down as much as possible.

Halftime: The Beavers trailed by one point with 10:25 left in the half, but the Wildcats made five consecutive baskets, four of them three-pointers, to build a healthy 15 point lead. Oregon State fought back towards the end of the half, but basically just matched Arizona point-for-point. If the Beavers are going to get back into this one, they're going to have to capitalize on UA's turnovers and get offensive rebounds. Arizona is outrebounding the Beavers 10-2 on the offensive glass, which looks to be a big factor right now. At half, it's Arizona 34, Oregon State 21.

Final Score: Arizona 64, Oregon State 47.

--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)

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I'm here now

9-8 ASU with 11:26 left in the first half.

--JB--
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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

just keep it close

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

uh oh 26-11

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We need to do something here in the next few minutes

Arizona is in the zone.

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice pass there to Lathen

That was a good possession….

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We need to box out better

Giving up two offensive rebounds on the same possession is not going to get us back in the game.

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

against usc

it was one and done for the entire second half, thats why we were able to get into it

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

have to rebound

dont let them get 2nd chances

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

there we go

28-18 now

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Lathen is playing well...

He’s hit two threes, and the fastbreak bucket cuts the UA lead to 9

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

another 3

lathen wallace is pretty good

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

32-21

It would be nice to cut down the defecit before half…

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

gaining some more confidence

hopefully we wont see another dry spell like asu

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Exactly... we need to step up right now

A basket or two in the last minute of the half would provide the confidence we need.

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

get it to single digits

just keep it close dont let arizona pull away

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 1:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wallace misses from three...

We needed that shot…. Instead, Arizona will get to chances to score.

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

*two

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Fogg makes two free throws.... UA has a sizable lead at halftime

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

34-21

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

if we can rebound and limit arizona to one and dones in the 2nd half

we have a chance

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Good start... Roeland cuts the UA lead to nine

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

3rd chance opportunity for AZ

have to rebound

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

timeout arizona

9 point game.

rebound rebound rebound

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

exactly.

And make your lay-ins.

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

7 point deficit...

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

7 point game

nice floater

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We're getting all kinds of chances...

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

haynes misses a 3 that would have made it a 6 point game

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

4 point game i mean

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm getting sick of the basketball off the roof commercial

It was cool the first time……

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

all of the fsn commercials are annoying

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Arizona just now makes their first points of the second half...

We’re makign a run, but we could have made more of a run. Down 10 now.

--JB--
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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

roeland is late on the help d

and 1 for arizona

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

And OSU gets a shot for an and 1

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

gotta hit your free throws

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

great play lathen

and 1 for ous

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We're having a hard time with UA's defense

--JB--
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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Big dunk by Budinger… down 12 now

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by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

tough charging call

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

10 point game 11 minutes left

keep it close keep it close

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to have to log off for an hour or so, so I won't be back until after the game ends.

Thanks for hanging out on BtD during the game, cloudydays. Feel free to keep the conversation going as the game winds down.

Go Beavs!

--JB--
www.buildingthedam.com

by Jake Bertalotto on Jan 10, 2009 2:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

huge dunk by omari johnson

10 point game still 7 minutes left

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

14 point game

osu cant make a basket

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

12 point game 4 minutes left

timeout osu

aanother huge dunk by johnson

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

got it to 9

forced az to miss on a 3 but couldnt box out jordan hill and he gets an and 1 opportunity

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Need to not let teams get up early

We could have been much closer here if not leading if didn’t let UA get so far up in the 1st. This offense is not built to make runs if they are always down.

-RVM

by rvm on Jan 10, 2009 2:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

UA not doing anything spectacular and it is annoying being down nine.

-RVM

by rvm on Jan 10, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

jordan hill over the back no call

robinson ejected

better call obama

by cloudydays on Jan 10, 2009 2:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is that what happened?

I missed that exchange, came back and shooting technical shots again.

Yep that was a missed call

-RVM

by rvm on Jan 10, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Going to lose this game

Too bad for OSU matched up well. Just in too much a hole at half.

Need to still work on things like rebounding and shooting has been off this road trip.

-RVM

by rvm on Jan 10, 2009 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The team needs to stay focused

They looked a bit too frustrated this road trip, need to keep a clear head along with getting mad about “we need to improve.” It isn’t always going to be beating USC this year but the team can play with most of the Pac-10 schools so hope the players don’t get too frustrated/down.

-RVM

by rvm on Jan 10, 2009 2:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs