No Coasting: Bruins Zero In To Crush Oregon State

by Nestor on Mar 5, 2009 9:16 PM PST in Basketball Comment 52 comments

Now that's what we were talking about. Bruins start senior week by crushing Oregon State in a satisfying blowout win.

Earlier today I was dreading Bruins might be looking to coast to the Dance through this last week of the regular season. I was afraid that they would come out without focus and without the intensity that allowed them to gain momentum from big road wins last week.

No worries. Bruins did come out a sloppy in early mins as they found themselves tied 11-11 early in the first half and then they turned on the jets finishing the half with a 43-19 lead and never looking back. The final score was 79-54. Here is the box score.

The player of the game? No contest:

Photo Credit: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images (via Yahoo)

JS puts together perhaps one of the most spectacular first half performance (I think he had outscored the Beavers 22-19 at the half) in recent memory to finish the night with 27 points.

The others seniors weren't too shabby. DC almost notched a triple double with 6 points, 8 assists and 11 boards. PAA started off a little shaky picking up 2 quick fouls in the first half. No doubt he was probably a little jittery infront of his parents but he ended up having a typical PAA second half finishing the night with 9 pts and 3 boards.

All in all a great start for the seniors in this special week. We will have more on this game tomorrow and look ahead to Senior Day. For now I will leave it up to you for all the insta analysis, comments, reactions in our post game thread.

GO BRUINS.

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bruin8uclap with the Open Thread Macleaner

by Tydides on Mar 5, 2009 9:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ha

I think that honor goes to PEDBruin. Very last post before Nestor closed the thread!

by bruin8uclap on Mar 5, 2009 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My mistake

BTW how awesome would it be for SUC to miss the tournament due to OSU beating them again (leaving them 8-10 in the conference)? I say this because Timmeh sold out with a PACKAGE DEAL and might not even get a tournament berth with his rent-a-player DeRozan.

by Tydides on Mar 5, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That would truly be awesome

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It would be two years in a row with a rent-a-player

and exactly zero Tourney wins to show for it.

by bornagainbruin on Mar 6, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Potentially three in a row

with Renardo Sidney joining the trOJies.

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Mar 6, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

All my hard work really paid off tonight.

I feel like I’m in the zone like Shipp in the first half tonight.

by PEDbruin on Mar 5, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm

Don Maclean says that Stanford beating ASU hurts the conference rank? Less NCAA bids?

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'm leaving you West Coasters in charge

Way too late for a geezer to be awake.

by Fox 71 on Mar 5, 2009 9:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

goodnight

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Malcolm Has Seen the Light

He ditched the undershirt. Good move.

by billyknight on Mar 5, 2009 9:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

And the headband

for this game anyways.

by bruin8uclap on Mar 5, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

68-63 Cal over UA

~3 mins left

and UA just turned it over to them

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wow Budinger falling down hit a shot as fouled

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow Randle hit a huge 3 with the shot clock winding down

And then Nic Wise fouled out on charge in the ensuing posession

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

sptr call on wise -- not a charge -- defender's feet were moving

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Looks like Cal is icing the victory

I think this is better for us anyway in case wsu beats udub

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WSU can beat UW

I’m counting on it

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I went to UW

Yes we can as bruins.

by 10amla on Mar 6, 2009 1:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Cal up by 8 with 1:11 left over the standard

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Budinger is such a pussy -

Hard deliberate foul, but nowhere to be found when it’s time to play d

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

ya that was like a cross check (I think that's the hockey term for it?)

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ahhhh

Great start to the final homestand for our seniors.

And now, on to Oregon. Since we’re on ABC (sigh) I don’t know how much coverage they’ll give to Senior Day festivities.

If anyone will be at the game, let us know how it goes and… video?

by freesia39 on Mar 5, 2009 9:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

When is the game?

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

1230pm

by freesia39 on Mar 5, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I mean 1230pm Pacific

(I forget not everyone is on this side of the country)

by freesia39 on Mar 5, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I figured you meant pacific

but I’m west coast anyway. Thanks!

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Cool interview with DC -- He is so great!

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

76-73 Cal

26.3 left – Cal missed 2 front ends of 1 and 1

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

this game got close all of a sudden. 78-75 Caal 14.9 left.

by bruin8uclap on Mar 5, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why would you go for 2 at this point?

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Extend

the game. You get whats there, then foul and hope they miss.

by bruin8uclap on Mar 5, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Don Maclean has faith

Faith in the seniors. Faith in Coach Howland. To go deep into the tournament.

I have faith as well.

GO BRUINS

by Tydides on Mar 5, 2009 9:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

So Say We All

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

BSG

fan? Thats frakkin amazing!

by bruin8uclap on Mar 5, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Howland = The Old Man

by PeterUCLA on Mar 6, 2009 1:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bright analysis and commentary

He knows what a great job CBH is doing this year.

No one mentions him as coach of the year, but DM makes clear this is not as good a team as last year but CBH has it moving forward through preparation and coaching.

sjh

by Class of 66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

BH Should be

NATIONAL COY every year

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Question

What is coach Howland’s middle name?

by billyknight on Mar 5, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It's not on wikipedia or the official site

or the first 50 google results

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's either

“defense” or “hedge”

by freesia39 on Mar 6, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Budinger misses the 3

Fouled Randle, 2.4 seconds left

Cal with the victory

by karaethon on Mar 5, 2009 9:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

83-77 Final, Cal beats UA

by bruinhoo on Mar 5, 2009 9:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

not a good stat

why did our point guard get 11 rebounds……

big men not doing their job

GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!

by bk bruin on Mar 5, 2009 9:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

DC did the job

DC got a couple of early rebounds and after that was very aggressive going crashing the glass. One time he even went up with PAA and ND to fight for the rebound. I think it was really 2 fold. First he could taste the triple double and wanted it. Second, the Princeton offense that OSU runs means that bigs are out on the perimeter which means that in order to sure up the rebounding, you need everyone to hit the glass.

by bruinponcho on Mar 5, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs