Trojans’ Plan Works; Haskin Is Disarmed : USC: They intentionally get Oregon State’s top player in foul trouble early and breeze to a 69-60 victory.

Jim Anderson experienced a coach’s nightmare Saturday at the Sports Arena.

Scott Haskin, Oregon State’s 6-foot-11 center, picked up three fouls in 3 1/2 minutes against USC and when he took an early seat on the bench, the Beavers’ hopes went with him.

The Trojans, taking advantage of the absence of the big man from Beaumont, scored a 69-60 victory. It wasn’t really close after Dwayne Hackett and Lorenzo Orr led a 17-0 run to give USC a 40-18 halftime lead.

And when Haskin, the Pacific 10 Conference’s top rebounder and the Beavers’ leading scorer, fouled out with 14:18 to play, Anderson’s nightmare was complete.

Anderson, who said early in the week he did not like Los Angeles, didn’t find anything this week to make him change his mind. After losing on a three-point basket in the closing seconds at UCLA, he lost Haskin in no time at all.

The Beavers fell to 10-9 overall and 6-5 in the Pac-10. The Trojans are 13-7 and 6-5.

Coach George Raveling said that getting Haskin in foul trouble was by design, although he didn’t anticipate such quick results.

“After watching films of the loss at Oregon State, we saw something,” Raveling said. “We knew he had a tendency to ward off players with his forearm. It was our plan to put pressure on him early. It worked.”

Among the disappointed were about 40 fans and relatives from Beaumont, a small town near Palm Springs. About the only chance they had to cheer was when Haskin was introduced.

“I was in and out so fast I didn’t know what hit me,” said Haskin, who had only one basket and one rebound in nine minutes.

“I wish I had a chance to play in my last time here. They came a long way for nothing.

“I’m not going to say anything derogatory, but it really hurt. It was a horrible feeling sitting on the bench and not being able to contribute.”

Said Anderson: “It was ugly. All I can do is sew up my wounds and keep my mouth shut.

“It is impossible to play without your leading scorer and shot-blocker. Without him, we didn’t have a chance.

“USC accomplished its goal to get him out and we weren’t very good without him.”

Although the Beavers seemed lost on offense and unable to plug up the middle on defense, they stayed close through much of the first half. Charles McKinney’s basket left the Beavers trailing by only 23-18 with a little more than 13 minutes to play in the first half.

Hackett, who had been in a three-point shooting slump for more than a month, then found his range.

He made three in a row and Orr made contributions at both ends as USC held the Beavers without a point for 6:47.

Orr had 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

“Lorenzo played a tremendous game again,” Raveling said. “His game is really starting to blossom. He’s letting the game come to him. He’s attacking the basket and playing the way we thought he could.

“Before playing the two Oregon teams, we told our players we could still make the tournament if we finished strong. We said we were starting a nine-game season. Now, we have two of those in the bank.”

The Trojans, who have won 18 of their last 19 games at the Sports Arena, must play five of their last seven games on the road. The only Pac-10 game they won on the road was at Oregon. Still left on the road are both Arizona schools, California and UCLA.

The Beavers were led by forward Mustapha Hoff’s 12 points. In the absence of Haskin, they were outrebounded, 45-30.