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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona St. 80, Oregon St. 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Jim Giron, # Bruce Hicks
Attendance: 5114

Ty Abbott scored a team-high 22 points as Arizona State closed a disappointing Pac-10 regular season with an 80-66 victory over visiting Oregon State on Saturday.

Four players scored in double figures for Arizona State (12-18, 4-14 Pac-10), which unleashed an aerial barrage, shooting 17 for 40 from
the 3-point line and putting nine players in the scoring column.

Freshman guard Roberto Nelson scored a career-high 34 points to lead Oregon State (10-19, 5-13 Pac-10), which turned the ball over 20 times and dropped its third straight game.

Arizona State took a 20-19 lead with 7:16 left in the first half on a jumper by Keala King. The bucket began a 21-9 run to close the first
half that allowed the Sun Devils to take control of the game. Arizona State’s quick, guard-heavy lineup wore down the Beavers, who played just six players with three combining for four points.

The teams will open Pac-10 tournament play Wednesday. The 10th-seeded Sun Devils will play the seventh seed at 8:30
p.m., while the Beavers will open the tournament against either Stanford or Oregon at 6 p.m.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Arizona St.
Roberto Nelson 34 Scoring Ty Abbott 22
Roberto Nelson 5 Assists Jamelle McMillan 8
Omari Johnson 11 Rebounds Trent Lockett 7
Roberto Nelson 14 Free Throws Made Jordan Bachynski 2
Roberto Nelson 2 Steals Jamelle McMillan 5
Anqus Brandt 1 Blocks Jordan Bachynski 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 66 43.1 4-11 18-22 14 34 2 4
Arizona St. 80 46.8 17-40 5-8 24 28 6 14