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<br>Freshman Jordan Pope scored 19 points as Oregon State rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat Tulsa 73-70 on Monday night in Corvallis, Ore., giving the Beavers their first victory of calendar year 2022.<br><br>It was the season opener for each team.<br><br>Dexter Akanno scored 18 points and Glenn Taylor Jr. added 16 for the Beavers, who [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/snapped snapped] an 18-game losing streak. Oregon State's last win was 88-76 over visiting Utah on Dec. 30, 2021.<br><br>Sam Griffin scored a career-high 29 points for the Golden Hurricane, who were making their debut under coach Eric Konkol. Bryant Selebangue added 15 points and nine rebounds,  [https://togel125.com/ rape porn] and Brandon Betson, a transfer from Chicago State, scored 13 points.<br><br>Tulsa led 44-28 at the half, in large part because it made 7 of 14 3-point attempts while Oregon State went 1-for-9.<br><br>But the Beavers opened the second half with a 14-0 run to pull within two, making four 3-pointers in as many attempts.<br><br>Trailing 59-55 with 6:57 left, Pope was fouled on a drive to the basket by Tulsa's Sterling Gaston-Chapman, who also drew a technical on the play. Pope made the two technical free throws and two more for the personal foul to cap an 8-0 run and tie the score.<br><br>The teams traded the lead until Akanno made two free throws with 3:01 left and Pope scored on a driving layup following a blocked shot on the defensive end to give the Beavers some breathing room.<br><br>The Golden Hurricane overcame an early seven-point deficit, taking the lead with a 15-0 run led by Griffin, who had a [https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=three-point%20play three-point play] and a 3-pointer.<br><br>Tulsa extended the lead to 41-22 with 2:45 left in the half.<br><br>The Beavers shot 50 percent from the field (25 of 50) while Tulsa shot 36.4 percent (24 of 66). The Beavers had a 10-0 edge in blocked shots.<br><br>--Field Level Media<br><br>