National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon St. 92, California 85
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials: # Randy Burkhart, # Mike Eggers, # Bruce Hicks
Attendance: 5162

Jared Cunningham had a hand in just about all of Oregon State’s offense in the second half to lead the Beavers to a 92-85 victory over visiting California on Thursday.

Cunningham, who along with teammate Ahmad Starks both scored 24 points, opened the second-half scoring with a pair of free throws to break a 38-38 tie and Oregon State never trailed again to notch its first Pac-12 win of the season.

Cunningham scored 18 of his points in the second half and added five assists as the Beavers shot 64 percent and snapped Cal’s two-game winning streak. Starks hit five 3-pointers.

Joe Burton’s layup with 6:48 left gave the Beavers (11-4, 1-2 Pac-12) their biggest lead of the night 77-61. The Bears went on a lightning-quick 12-0 run to get back into the game highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by Allen Crabbe.

Devon Collier snapped the run with a dunk and Cunningham, who went 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the second half, added a crucial pair from the line to give the Beavers some breathing room. Cal never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

Cal (12-4, 2-1) got a game-high 26 points from Jorge Gutierrez. Justin Cobbs had 18 and Crabbe finished with 16.
Top Game Performances
 
California   Oregon St.
Jorge Gutierrez 26 Scoring Jared Cunningham 24
Justin Cobbs 5 Assists Joe Burton 5
Allen Crabbe 6 Rebounds Joe Burton 4
Allen Crabbe 3 Free Throws Made Jared Cunningham 10
Jorge Gutierrez 2 Steals Angus Brandt 2
Allen Crabbe 1 Blocks Devon Collier 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
California 85 57.4 6-14 17-23 17 19 2 7 13
Oregon St. 92 63.3 11-18 19-25 19 19 2 9 15