Oregon State outlasts No. 16 Gonzaga in overtime

Thursday, January 16

Corvallis, Ore.

8 p.m.

Gonzaga University

14-5,5-1WCC

Oregon State

14-5,4-2WCC

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Gonzaga	45	38	6	89
Oregon St.	46	37	14	97

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NCAA Basketball: Gonzaga at Oregon State

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Oregon State outlasts No. 16 Gonzaga in overtime

1/16/2025 11:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Ike leads five double-digit scorers with 26 points

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Michael Rataj had a career-high 29 points and Oregon State pulled away late in overtime to beat No. 16 Gonzaga 97-89 on Thursday night.

Nate Kingz added 20 points for the Beavers (14-5, 4-2 West Coast Conference), who were boosted by a sellout crowd at Gill Coliseum.

Graham Ike had 26 points and nine rebounds for Gonzaga (14-5, 5-1) before fouling out in overtime. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak.

Braden Huff's jumper got Gonzaga to 91-89 with 57 seconds left in the extra period, but Liutauras Lelevicius answered with a layup for the Beavers. Oregon State closed out the game with free throws before fans rushed the court.

It was tight throughout. Oregon State tied it at 77 on Damarco Minor's jumper, then went ahead on Rataj's basket with 1:39 left.

Ben Gregg made a 3-pointer for Gonzaga with 21 seconds left to narrow it to 81-80. After Lake made free throws, Ike hit a 3 that sent it to OT tied at 83.

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Gonzaga hosts Santa Clara on Saturday.

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