N’Faly Dante’s dunk with one second left, after Brennan Rigsby kept the possession alive with two offensive rebounds, gave Oregon a 60-58 win over in-state rival Oregon State on Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore.
Dante scored 22 points and was dominant inside, helping the Ducks hold off a late rally. The Beavers went on a 7-0 run to tie the score at 58 with 40 seconds left but Chol Marial’s half-court shot at the buzzer was off-target.
Jackson Shelstad added 15 points and Jermaine Couisnard chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds as the Ducks (17-8, 9-5 Pac-12) handed the Beavers a sixth straight loss overall and in the series between the two teams.
Michael Rataj had 17 points and nine rebounds for Oregon State (11-15, 3-12). Jordan Pope, who leads the Beavers in scoring this season, had two game-tying free throws with 40 seconds left as part of his 10 points, but he made just 4 of 17 shots from the floor.
Oregon State held a two-point lead, its largest of the first half, when Tyler Bilodeau made it 17-15 with a jumper at the 11:26 mark. The Ducks responded with an 11-0 run to take a 26-17 lead. Shelstad scored five of his 11 first-half points during the spurt.