Oregon State holds off Washington State 68-66

<p>CORVALLIS, Ore. &mdash; Ethan Thompson scored all 12 of his points in the final 8:37 to help Oregon State pull away for a 68-66 win over Washington State on Saturday.</p>
<p>Thompson scored on a driving layup with one minute left, passing Dave Gambee (1,468 points, 1955-58) for 10th place in career points at Oregon State. That basket gave the Beavers (10-7, 6-5 Pac-12) a five-point lead and Thompson added a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left to cap an 11-0 run at 66-58.</p>
<p>The Cougars cut the deficit to two with an 8-2 run, and Isaac Bonton intentionally missed a free throw attempt with three seconds left to give his teammates a chance for a putback, but Warith Alatishe grabbed the rebound for Oregon State to secure the win.</p>
<p>Jarod Lucas added 12 points and Zach Reichle scored 11 for Oregon State.</p>
<p>Ryan Rapp had 15 points and DJ Rodman had 14 points, both career highs for the Cougars (11-8, 4-8). Efe Abogidi and Noah Williams added 12 points apiece. Bonton had seven points on 2-of-14 shooting with five rebounds and eight assists. He entered the game averaging 18.8 points.</p>
<p>Oregon State trailed 34-32 at halftime after conceding 16 points off 12 turnovers and 17 second-chance points off the Cougars’ 10 offensive rebounds. The Beavers had just two turnovers in the second half.</p>
<p>Washington State’s Dishon Jackson left the game and did not return with a left ankle injury suffered with 16:43 left in the second half. </p>
<p>Oregon State visits Colorado on Monday. Washington State hosts No. 21 UCLA on Thursday.</p>
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