Liutauras Lelevicius rallies Oregon State past Oakland 80-74 in OT of Diamond Head Classic semifinal
HONOLULU (AP) Liutauras Lelevicius scored a career-high 17 points, including four in overtime, and Oregon State rallied to beat Oakland 80-74 on Monday night to advance to the final of the Diamond Head Classic.
The Beavers (10-2) advance to play Nebraska in the championship game on Christmas Day. The Golden Grizzlies (4-8) will play Hawaii for third place, also on Wednesday.
Lelevicius made 5 of 9 shots with two 3-pointers and all five of his free throws for Oregon State, adding nine rebounds. Michael Rataj had 13 points and seven rebounds. Demarco Minor totaled 11 points, five rebounds, four assist and four steals. Josiah Lake II scored 11 off the bench.
Allen Mukeba had 21 points and seven rebounds for Oakland. Malcolm Christie scored 18. Tuburu Naivalurua finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Jones made 8 of 10 free throws and scored 10.
Christie hit a 3-pointer to give Oakland a 68-56 lead with 4:32 left in regulation. Lelevicius answered with a 3-pointer for Oregon State and his three-point play with 12 seconds to go finished off a 15-3 run as the Beavers forced OT tied at 71.
Lelevicius made two free throws and hit a jumper in a 6-0 run to give Oregon State a 77-74 lead with 1:32 left.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Golden Grizzlies gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:19 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | +2 | Isaiah Jones makes two point jump shot | 0-4 | |
18:24 | Â | Nate Kingz turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Christie steals) | Â | |
18:20 | +2 | Malcolm Christie makes two point layup | 0-6 | |
18:04 | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Allen Mukeba defensive rebound | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | Â | DQ Cole turnover (bad pass) (Michael Rataj steals) | Â | |
17:09 | +2 | Michael Rataj makes two point dunk | 2-6 | |
16:46 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Isaiah Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Michael Rataj blocks Isaiah Jones's two point layup | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
16:37 | Â | DQ Cole personal foul | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Michael Rataj turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jones steals) | Â | |
16:18 | +3 | DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Allen Mukeba assists) | 2-9 | |
16:06 | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot | 4-9 | |
15:43 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point layup | 4-11 | |
15:30 | +2 | Isaiah Sy makes two point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists) | 6-11 | |
14:58 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
14:17 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists) | 6-13 | |
13:56 | +3 | Michael Rataj makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists) | 9-13 | |
13:31 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
13:21 | Â | Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound | Â | |
13:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot | 9-15 | |
12:03 | Â | Jump ball. Damarco Minor vs. Allen Mukeba (Damarco Minor gains possession) | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Thomas Ndong misses two point layup | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Thomas Ndong offensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Cooper Craggs personal foul | Â | |
11:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:49 | +1 | Thomas Ndong makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-15 | |
11:49 | Â | Thomas Ndong misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound | Â | |
11:49 | Â | DQ Cole shooting foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul) | Â | |
11:49 | +1 | Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 | |
11:49 | +1 | Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 | |
11:31 | Â | Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Ndong steals) | Â | |
11:17 | +2 | Thomas Ndong makes two point jump shot (Josiah Lake II assists) | 14-15 | |
11:00 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Thomas Ndong blocks Jaylen Jones's two point layup | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Josiah Lake II misses two point layup | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Beavers offensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Isaiah Jones personal foul | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Beavers turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
10:19 | Â | DQ Cole misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Allen Mukeba offensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Michael Rataj personal foul | Â | |
10:03 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Isaiah Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Josiah Lake II personal foul | Â | |
9:43 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup | 14-17 | |
9:11 | +2 | Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot | 16-17 | |
8:53 | Â | Isaiah Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup | 16-19 | |
8:35 | +3 | Josiah Lake II makes three point jump shot (Ja'Quavis Williford assists) | 19-19 | |
8:21 | Â | Malcolm Christie turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Ja'Quavis Williford turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:36 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
7:36 | +1 | Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-20 | |
7:36 | +1 | Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-21 | |
7:16 | Â | Parsa Fallah misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound | Â | |
7:13 | +2 | Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup | 21-21 | |
6:47 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point hook shot | 21-23 | |
6:26 | +3 | Josiah Lake II makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Sy assists) | 24-23 | |
5:59 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Josiah Lake II personal foul | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound | Â | |
5:18 | +3 | Ja'Quavis Williford makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists) | 27-23 | |
4:56 | Â | Nate Kingz shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul) | Â | |
4:56 | +1 | Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 27-24 | |
4:56 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
4:56 | +1 | Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 27-25 | |
4:30 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius misses two point layup | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Parsa Fallah offensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Jayson Woodrich shooting foul (Parsa Fallah draws the foul) | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Parsa Fallah misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Parsa Fallah misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Damarco Minor offensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point layup | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Parsa Fallah offensive rebound | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Parsa Fallah misses two point layup | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Nate Kingz misses two point layup | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Damarco Minor offensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Woodrich steals) | Â | |
3:48 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point hook shot | 27-27 | |
3:32 | Â | Parsa Fallah misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound | Â | |
2:49 | Â | Jayson Woodrich turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rataj steals) | Â | |
2:43 | +2 | Nate Kingz makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists) | 29-27 | |
2:24 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
2:14 | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point layup | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Allen Mukeba defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Malcolm Christie turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals) | Â | |
1:50 | Â | Damarco Minor turnover (traveling) | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Malcolm Christie turnover (bad pass) (Nate Kingz steals) | Â | |
1:43 | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point layup | 31-27 | |
1:25 | Â | Thomas Ndong shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul) | Â | |
1:25 | +1 | Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 31-28 | |
1:25 | +1 | Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-29 | |
1:25 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Jaylen Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:49 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point layup | 31-31 | |
0:40 | Â | Beavers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:33 | +3 | Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists) | 34-31 | |
0:19 | Â | Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:18 | +3 | Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists) | 34-34 | |
0:01 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Beavers offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |