University of Oregon
Oregon State*
Ducks Complete Regular Season Sweep of OSU, Defeat Beavers 70-49
03/04/07 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -Aaron Brooks savored every last moment of his final game at McArthur Court.
Brooks scored 18 points to help No. 17 Oregon beat Oregon State 70-49 Saturday.
``The game was exactly what I thought it would be,'' said Brooks, a four-year starter. ``It meant a lot and it felt great to give the fans something to cheer about this year.''
Brooks, the Pac-10's leading scorer, made his final claim for conference player of the year. He went 4-for-6 from the 3-point line and 6-for-13 from the field overall.
Bryce Taylor scored 22 points and Maarty Leunen also had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon.
The Ducks (23-7, 11-7) won their final three games of the regular season and have won 14 straight against the Beavers (11-20, 3-15) at McArthur Court. Oregon will go into next week's Pac-10 tournament as the fourth seed and will play Arizona.
``We got some momentum these last three games,'' Brooks said. ``Now we're clicking again.''
Oregon's 16 wins at home this season tied the school single-season record.
``We are probably playing at our peak right now heading into the Pac-10 Tournament, but we still have work to do,'' coach Ernie Kent said.
Taylor was 8-for-13 from the field, consistently getting to the basket for easy scores against the Beavers.
``I just watched film and saw that after three or four passes, Oregon State's defense spreads out,'' Taylor said. ``So I knew I could get in there and get some points. Each game we're going to have a different leader in points and today I stepped into that role.''
Tajuan Porter, Oregon's third-leading scorer this season and top 3-point shooter, was held scoreless until he converted a layup with 7:39 to go.
His only 3-pointer gave the Ducks a 64-44 lead with 4:23 to play and tied former UCLA Bruin Jason Kapono's conference freshman record for 3-pointers in a season with 82.
He missed on his final five attempts to break the record and finished with seven points. He made 1-of-9 3-point attempts and 2-of-12 from the field overall.
Marcel Jones had 13 points for Oregon State, which made only eight shots in the first half and trailed 33-17 at the break.
``We couldn't hit a shot,'' Beavers guard Josh Tarver said. ``It was frustrating for us because we were getting good looks and they just weren't going down. If those shots went down, it would've been a different game.''
Jones dunked to cut Oregon's lead to 26-17 with 6:34 left in the first half but Oregon went into the break on a 7-0 run.
