Cliff Kirkpatrick

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After missing the Pacific-10 Conference opener for some RnR, it was back to the men’s basketball grind Sunday afternoon for an Oregon State dramatic 62-58 overtime victory over Southern California.

It was the first Pacific-10 Conference win since Feb. 22, 2007 over Washington. There have been 21 regular season losses since, and 23 counting the Pac-10 Tournament.

“There’s part of me that’s surprised because it’s a tough first weekend, playing two of the top teams in the (conference),” first-year coach Craig Robinson said. “We played two athletic teams in one weekend. We just wanted to keep the momentum going from the second half of the UCLA game and see where the chips fell.”

The above video is the final seconds of the game and the celebration in Gill Coliseum. The bottom video is of F Roeland Schaftenaar and G Calvin Haynes talking with the media afterward. Read more about the game in Monday’s GT here.

“Our guys are getting better and more comfortable each week,” Robinson said. “And we had good energy on defense. There was nothing different (on defense), but we switched around some things. We stayed in the zones because they were so athletics and we needed to keep them in front of us.”

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The only setback was a stomach muscle pull to G Rickey Claitt with one minute left in regulation. He was on crutches before the end. Claitt has been playing it all season, Robinson said, and he aggravated the problem.

Notes
• The last time the Beavers won an overtime game was Dec. 6, 2003 over Kansas State in three overtimes.
• Sunday’s meeting between OSU and USC was the 120th all-time. With the victory, the Beavers improve to 34-29 all-time when playing in Corvallis.
• Oregon State forced 10 first half turnovers and forced 18 turnovers in the game.
• In the second half Oregon State shot 71.4 percent from 3-point range (5-for-7) and 56.5 percent from the field (12-for-23). On the game Oregon State shot 50 percent from the field going 25-for-50.
• The Beavers scored 32 points in the paint.
• They scored 18 points off turnovers.
• They held a 20-7 advantage in bench scoring. The Beavers bench held a 12-0 advantage in the second half.
• The Beavers recorded six more steals than USC earning an 11-5 advantage.
• In overtime, OSU was 3-for-3 from the field and hit its only 3-point attempt.
• OSU held USC to just 14 percent from the field in overtime (1-for-7).
• Schaftenaar tied his career best in assists with six (tied game high), set a career best in minutes played with 40, and set season bests with seven rebounds and three steals (tied game high).
• Claitt set a career best with three steals (tied game high).
• Haynes scored 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting making for double-digit scoring performances in each of the six games he has played in this season.
• Haynes played a career high 35 minutes and recorded a season best four assists.
• Sophomore Omari Johnson recorded his sixth double-digit scoring performance with 11 points shooting perfect from the field (4-for-4; 2-for-2 3-pt).
• Junior Seth Tarver recorded a game high eight rebounds.

Football stuff
Here’s a link to my football story that ran in Sunday’s GT. It’s a look at the team going into spring football, which begins March 30.

The following is the depth chart that ran in the paper that didn’t make it online. Info comes from coaches Mike Riley, Mark Banker and Mike Cavanaugh.

DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Lyle Moevao    Sr.
Sean Canfield    Sr.
Running back
Jacquizz Rodgers    So.
Ryan McCants    So.
Split end
Darrell Catchings    Jr.
Damola Adeniji    Sr.
Slot back
Casey Kjos    Jr.
Jordan Bishop    RFr.
Flanker
James Rodgers    Jr.
Geno Munoz    RFr.
Left tackle
Mike Remmers    So.
Colin Kelly    RFr.
Left guard
Gregg Peat    Sr.
Mike Lamb    So.
Center
Alex Linnekohl    Jr.
Grant Johnson    So.
Right guard
Ryan Pohl    Jr.
Brent McNeil    Jr.
Right tackle
Timi Oshinowo    Jr.
Wilder McAndrews    So.
Tight end
Howard Croom    Sr.
Brady Camp    Jr.

DEFENSE
Defensive end
Ben Terry    Sr.
Matt LaGrone    Jr.
Defensive tackle
Stephen Paea    Jr.
Sioeli Nau    Sr.
Defensive tackle
Mitchel Hunt    Jr.
Brennan Olander    Jr.
Defensive end
Kevin Frahm    So.
Taylor Henry    RFr.
Outside linebacker
Keaton Kristick    Sr.
Tony Wilson    RFr.
Middle linebacker
David Pa’aluhi    So.
Will Darkins    So.
Outside linebacker
Keith Pankey    Jr.
Dwight Roberson    Jr.
Cornerback
Tim Clark    Sr.
Brandon Hardin    So.
Safety
Suaesi Tuimaunei    Jr.
Josh LaGrone    RFr.
Safety
Lance Mitchell    So.
Cameron Collins    So.
Cornerback
Patrick Henderson    Sr.
James Dockery    Jr.

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