National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 68, Oklahoma St. 55
When: 4:40 PM ET, Thursday, March 21, 2013
Where: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Bryan Kersey, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 18836

Oregon 68, Oklahoma State 55: Damyean Dotson scored 17 points and Arsalan Kazemi had 11 points and 17 rebounds as the 12th-seeded Ducks scored the upset in the NCAA Tournament second-round game in San Jose, Calif.

Dominic Artis scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and recorded a team-high four steals for Oregon, which will play fourth-seeded Saint Louis on Saturday. Carlos Emory added 12 points off the bench for the Ducks (27-8) in their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.

Markel Brown scored 16 points to lead fifth-seeded Oklahoma State (24-9). Marcus Smart, the Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year, finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists for the Cowboys, but shot 5-for-13, and 4-for-8 at the free throw line.

Oklahoma State committed 10 of its 14 turnovers in the first half and gave up 11 of the 14 offensive rebounds, opening the door for Oregon to build a 37-26 halftime lead. The Ducks initially gained separation when Oklahoma State went 6:15 without a field goal midway through the opening half, allowing them to move out to a seven-point lead.

The Ducks scored the first four points of the second half to go up by 15 and maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, a No. 12 seed has beaten a No. 5 seed 38 times, including three times in the last two seasons. The last time all four No. 5 seeds advanced through the first round was 2007. … Oklahoma State fell to 12-4 in NCAA Tournament openers. … Oregon had six turnovers in the first 5:53 and 18 for the game.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon   Oklahoma St.
Damyean Dotson 17 Scoring Markel Brown 16
Johnathan Loyd 3 Assists Marcus Smart 4
Arsalan Kazemi 17 Rebounds Marcus Smart 9
Dominic Artis 4 Free Throws Made Marcus Smart 4
Dominic Artis 4 Steals Marcus Smart 5
Tony Woods 2 Blocks Philip Jurick 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon 68 39.0 8-22 14-21 12 44 3 8 18
Oklahoma St. 55 40.4 5-17 8-15 12 30 3 8 14