Cyclones defeat Oregon State in overtime

The Associated Press

CORVALLIS, Ore. &#8212 Craig Brackins had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cyclones used a 9-0 run in overtime to beat Oregon State, 71-64, on Friday.

Rahshon Clark added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Cyclones (3-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Cyclone forward Alex Thompson also added a career-high 12 points.

Marcel Jones led Oregon State (3-3) with 17 points and 19 rebounds, and Roeland Schaftenaar added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Beavers had won three straight for the first time since December 2005.

“We had lost three games in a row, and we had our backs against the wall, and we had to get it done,” Thompson said. “We just came out together as a team and found a way to win.”

Oregon State’s Josh Tarver made two free throws with six seconds left to send the game to overtime, but the momentum didn’t carry into the extra period.

Iowa State broke a 60-60 tie with nine straight points, capped by two free throws apiece from Brackins and Clark. Brackins scored five points in overtime.

“The guys played with some heart, played with some passion, and we stopped Oregon State from scoring seven of eight times to start the overtime,” ISU coach Greg McDermott said. “Every one in the gym is tired at that point, and we found a way to dig deep and get a stop. We got the ball inside to Craig and established what we wanted to do to take control.”

The Beavers had the early lead Friday, hitting four 3-pointers on their way to a 14-6 lead. The Cyclones later used a 9-0 run, the last six points of which were provided by Alex Thompson, to take a 29-28 lead with 2:56 left in the first half.

Iowa State led, 31-30, at halftime, and then built an eight-point advantage early in the second half. But the Beavers crawled back into it, tying the score at 47 on a Seth Tarver jumper with 7:33 left.