Oregon State tops Cal with 74-56 win
CORVALLIS, ORE. >> Seniors Tres Tinkle and Kylor Kelley went out in style in their final home games for Oregon State with a 74-56 win over California on Saturday.
Tinkle and Kelley, who were honored in a pregame ceremony at Gill Coliseum, combined for 43 points and 14 rebounds.
Tinkle scored a game-high 24 points and Kelley finished 8-of-10 shooting and scored a Pac-12 career-high 19 points. Paris Austin led the Golden Bears (13-18, 7-11) with 18 points.
It was a frustrating game for California leading scorer Matt Bradley, who fouled out with 2:30 remaining after taunting Gianni Hunt after blocking his shot and picking up a technical foul.
Bradley, who scored 23 points in the Bears’ 69-67 win over Oregon State on Feb. 1, finished with eight points going 2 of 10 from the field.
Oregon State took its biggest lead at 60-42 on Kelley’s jumper with 5:51 remaining. The Bears responded with a 9-0 run to cut the lead to nine points, but they wouldn’t get closer.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Jarod Lucas and Tinkle culminated
a 10-2 run and extended the Beavers’ lead to 20-10 at 8:39 of the first half. Oregon State led 26-21 at the break behind Tinkle’s 11 points.
Bradley didn’t get in the scoring column until he connected on a 3 with less than three minutes remaining in the first half. BIG PICTURE >> California: Bradley is the only player averaging in double figures this season. … The Bears are 1-10 in road games. Oregon State: Tinkle extended his school record for consecutive double-figure scoring games to 95. … The Beavers likely need to win the Pac-12 tournament to advance to March Madness for the first time since 2016.
UP NEXT >> Both teams play Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with opponents to be determined.