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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon St. 84, Texas-Pan American 59
When: 5:00 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2012
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials: # Jim Giron, # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 3276

Oregon State 84, Texas-Pan American 59:
Ahmad Starks scored 21 points and Joe Burton added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the host Beavers bounced back from a stunning loss to Towson.

Eric Moreland recorded his fourth straight double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon State (10-3), which shot a season-high 62.3 percent from the field and outrebounded the Broncs by 23.

Texas-Pan American (7-9) was led by Hurley Johnson’s 14 points. The Broncs shot 36.7 percent from the field, including 18.8 percent (3-of-16) from 3-point range. Aaron Urbanus added 11 points and five assists.

Oregon State, which had its five-game winning streak snapped Saturday with a 67-66 overtime loss to struggling Towson, led 42-24 at halftime and extended its lead to 28 when Roberto Nelson hit a 3-pointer with 6:21 remaining.

Devon Collier scored 12 points and Nelson had 11 for the Beavers, who open Pac-12 action at home against Oregon on Sunday.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oregon State has held eight of its 13 opponents below 40 percent shooting and is 7-1 in those games. … Burton had seven assists and fell within three of recording the second triple-double in school history. … Texas-Pan American was 12-for-17 (70.6 percent) from the foul line, while the Beavers were 1-for-5 (20 percent).
Top Game Performances
 
Texas-Pan American   Oregon St.
Hurley Johnson 14 Scoring Ahmad Starks 21
Aaron Urbanus 5 Assists Joe Burton 7
Lauri Toivonen 5 Rebounds Eric Moreland 11
Lauri Toivonen 4 Free Throws Made Eric Moreland 1
Lauri Toivonen 2 Steals Joe Burton 1
N/A Blocks Eric Moreland 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas-Pan American 59 36.7 3-16 12-17 9 20 0 6 8
Oregon St. 84 62.3 7-18 1-5 24 43 6 3 14