After a close to upset of No. 8 Duke, Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle is keen to see how his staff responds when it takes on Florida within the Phil Knight Legacy event Friday in Portland, Ore.
“Now let’s flip the switch and see what it leads to (Friday),” Tinkle advised The Oregonian afterward. “The massive take a look at is how we reply. Do we’ve everyone feeling sorry for themselves, or are we gonna get up, take the game plan, and get after it?
“That’s the challenge.”
After main for practically the primary 12 minutes of the second half, the underdog Beavers had an opportunity to take the Blue Devils to extra time late, however Jordan Pope missed a 3-pointer within the closing seconds and Duke escaped with a 54-51 win.
That places the Beavers (3-2) into the consolation spherical in opposition to Florida (3-2), which misplaced its opener to Xavier 90-83. Teams within the four-day occasion take a break Saturday earlier than wrapping up the tourney in a sequence of Sunday matchups.
The Beavers merely couldn’t match Duke’s energy on the boards because the Blue Devils had a 45-29 benefit in rebounds, together with 22 at their offensive finish that gave them an 18-7 benefit in second-chance factors. Pope, a freshman, with 14 factors and senior Dexter Akanno, with 12, have been the Beavers’ solely double-figure scorers.
“This team’s hungry,” Tinkle stated. “They’re not satisfied with a great effort.”
Florida obtained an enormous game out of Trey Bonham with a season-high 23 factors and Will Richard scored 18. Bonham, a switch from VMI, has scored 34 factors in Florida’s final two video games.
“I believe he will continue to build on this and be really effective and a good piece for us moving forward,” coach Todd Golden stated.
But Florida’s main scorer, Colin Castleton, was held to a season-low 11 factors on 5-for-14 shootings. Golden stated the 6-foot-11 ahead didn’t “look comfortable” in opposition to Xavier’s inside defenders.
“I thought there were some times down there might have been a little contact that he didn’t get an opportunity to go to the line,” Golden stated. “But credit to them. They were the more physical team.”
–Field Level Media
