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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 81, Oregon St. 73
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Mike Eggers, # Michael Irving
Attendance: 14142
Kyle Fogg scored 23 points and Nick Johnson added 19 as Arizona notched an 81-73 overtime victory over visiting Oregon State Thursday.

Brendon Lavender scored 18 points and hit five second-half 3-pointers as the Wildcats (12-5, 3-1 Pacific-12) defeated Oregon State at home for the 28th time in the last 29 meetings in Tucson.

Jared Cunningham scored 22 points and Ahmad Starks added 14 points for the Beavers (11-6, 1-4).

The Wildcats scored nine straight points to conclude the overtime and held Oregon State to just one point in the extra session. There was a benches-clearing altercation with 1:15 remaining in which Arizona’s Kyryl Natyazhko and Oregon State’s Joe Burton were ejected.

Starks scored Oregon State’s final 10 points of regulation, including an 18-footer with 28.4 seconds left to give the Beavers a 72-70 lead. Fogg’s driving hoop with 14.2 seconds left forced the overtime.

Arizona was 12-for-22 from 3-point range.

Oregon State led 44-39 with 13 minutes left before Lavender hit five 3-pointers during a 9½-minute stretch as Arizona took a 67-62 lead with3:30 to play. Starks then scored five straight points to tie the contest with1:55 remaining.

Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Arizona
Jared Cunningham 22 Scoring Kyle Fogg 23
Eric Moreland 3 Assists Solomon Hill 5
Eric Moreland 10 Rebounds Solomon Hill 8
Jared Cunningham 6 Free Throws Made Kyle Fogg 6
Devon Collier 2 Steals Kyle Fogg 2
Eric Moreland 2 Blocks Solomon Hill 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 73 39.7 7-20 20-28 14 36 2 8 11
Arizona 81 47.1 12-22 21-34 17 32 2 7 13