Oregon states its case

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Maarty Leunen had a career-high 32 points and Oregon ended the game on a 12-3 run in beating Oregon State, 80-68, on Sunday.

Leunen scored 23 points and made six of his seven three-point shots in the second half for Oregon, 16-12 overall and 7-9 in the Pacific 10 Conference, in the 329th meeting between the schools, the most in college basketball.

Lathen Wallace had a career-high 18 points for Oregon State (6-22, 0-16), which lost its 18th straight game and now trails in the series, 180-149.

Oregon State cut an eight-point second-half deficit to 68-65 with 3:27 left before Leunen scored five consecutive points to seal the win.

Early on, it looked like Oregon State would suffer another lopsided defeat. Bryce Taylor’s three-pointer capped a 13-0 Oregon run that gave the Ducks an 18-7 lead.