National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon St. 74, Illinois-Chicago 54
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials: # Rick Batsell, # Tony Padilla, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 3881

Jared Cunningham scored 22 points, Roberto Nelson added 14 and Oregon State concluded non-conference play Wednesday with a convincing 74-54 victory over visiting Illinois-Chicago.

Ahmad Starks and Devon Collier scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for Oregon State (5-6), which was 27 for 58 (46.6 percent) from the field.

With his 3-pointer in the first half, senior guard Robo Krebs became the 11th player in Illinois-Chicago history to reach 1,300 career points. Krebs finished with 21 points, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range.

Illinois-Chicago (5-8) entered the game with momentum after upsetting then-No. 12 Illinois 57-54 Saturday. However, the Flames never threatened against the Beavers.

Illinois-Chicago senior forward Paul Carter scored 19 points.

Oregon State opened the game with a 30-9 run and forced 11 first-half turnovers en route to a 39-19 halftime lead. Illinois-Chicago was 6 for 23 (26.1 percent) from the field in the first half.

The Beavers open Pac-10 play against Arizona State on Dec. 30.
Top Game Performances
 
Illinois-Chicago   Oregon St.
Robo Kreps 21 Scoring Jared Cunningham 22
Zavion Neely 4 Assists Joe Burton 4
Paul Carter 7 Rebounds Devon Collier 7
Paul Carter 4 Free Throws Made Jared Cunningham 7
Robo Kreps 2 Steals Devon Collier 3
K.C Robbins 3 Blocks Anqus Brandt 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Illinois-Chicago 54 33.3 9-23 7-8 9 34 5 2
Oregon St. 74 46.6 7-18 13-19 14 32 4 9