Oregon State Falls to CSU in Season Opener

Lathen Wallace came off the bench to score nine points, while Marcel Jones added eight points for the Beavers (0-1).

Seth Tarver set a career-high with 12 points in the loss. Photo courtesy: OSU Athletics

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Seth Tarver set a career-high with 12 points, but it was not enough to overcome Colorado State as the Oregon State men’s basketball team fell to the Rams, 69-56, in first round action at the Top of the World Classic on Thursday night.

With the loss, Oregon State falls to 0-1 on the season while Colorado State improves to 1-1 on the year.

The Rams hit 50 percent (26-of-52) from the field for the contest as Stuart Creason led the way for Colorado State with 17 points and 17 rebounds while Willis Gardner led the Rams in scoring with 20 points on the evening.

In building a 41-33 halftime lead, Colorado State hit 16-of-27 shots (59.3 percent in the first half) as the Rams would continue to build their lead over the final 20 minutes.

Trailing 49-33 with 16 minutes remaining, Oregon State would go on an 8-0 run to cut the lead in half; however, the Rams would go on a 15-3 run over the next few minutes to put the game away.

Seth Tarver led the way with 12 points. Lathen Wallace came off the bench to score nine points in a losing effort while Marcel Jones added eight points in the loss as Oregon State shot 22-of-63 (34.9 percent) from the field in the contest.

Colorado State held a 45-29 edge on the boards while the Beavers held a 19-8 edge in points off of turnovers.

Oregon State will return to action at the Top of the World Classic on Saturday, as the Beavers face the host team of the tournament, Alaska, at 6:30 p.m.

Source: OSU Athletics

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