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Michael Rataj scores 28 to lead Oregon State over Portland 89-79

AP
Dec 31, 2024

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Michael Rataj had 28 points to lead Oregon State to an 89-79 victory over Portland on Monday.

Rataj also added five rebounds and five assists for the Beavers (11-3, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Liutauras Lelevicius scored 15 points, going 5 of 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range). Nate Kingz had 15 points and went 6 of 9 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range).

Austin Rapp led the Pilots (5-10, 0-2) with 22 points and six rebounds. Portland also got 14 points and four assists from Max Mackinnon. Jermaine Ballisager Webb scored 10.

Oregon State took the lead with 1:31 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Rataj led the team in scoring with 18 points in the first half to help put them ahead 46-39 at the break.

Oregon State turned a six-point second-half lead into a 15-point advantage with a 9-0 run to make it an 83-68 lead with 3:08 left in the half. Parsa Fallah scored 13 second-half points in the win.

Oregon State visits Loyola Marymount and Portland travels to play No. 19 Gonzaga in WCC play on Thursday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PORT
Pilots
39
ORST
Beavers
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jermaine Ballisager Webb vs. Parsa Fallah (Austin Rapp gains possession)
19:47	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Jermaine Ballisager Webb assists)	2-0
19:30		Parsa Fallah misses two point layup
19:28		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:35	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup	4-2
18:10		Damarco Minor personal foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
17:58		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
17:56		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point jump shot	6-2
17:13		Parsa Fallah misses two point layup
17:11		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
16:53	+3	Vincent Delano makes three point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	9-2
16:30	+2	Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot	9-4
16:11		Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass) (Nate Kingz steals)
16:07	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup (Nate Kingz assists)	9-6
16:07		Austin Rapp shooting foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
16:07		Michael Rataj misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:07		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
15:45		Bol Dengdit turnover (traveling)
15:45		TV timeout
15:28	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	9-8
15:06		Austin Rapp turnover (lost ball) (Nate Kingz steals)
14:58		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
14:56		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup (Bol Dengdit assists)	11-8
14:19		Parsa Fallah turnover (lost ball) (Vincent Delano steals)
14:13	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup	13-8
13:49	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	13-10
13:37		Isaiah Sy shooting foul (Bol Dengdit draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
13:37	+1	Bol Dengdit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-10
13:21	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point driving layup	15-12
13:00	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	17-12
12:43	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	17-14
12:30		Max Mackinnon turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rataj steals)
12:27	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup	17-16
12:27		Austin Rapp shooting foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-17
12:03	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Mikah Ballew assists)	20-17
11:42	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Josiah Lake II assists)	20-20
11:19	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point layup	22-20
11:19		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-20
10:50		Kelson Gebbers blocks Josiah Lake II's three point jump shot
10:48		Beavers offensive rebound
10:48		Beavers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:20	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point hook shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	25-20
9:57	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	25-22
9:33	+2	Mikah Ballew makes two point layup (Kelson Gebbers assists)	27-22
9:26		Vukasin Masic personal foul (Damarco Minor draws the foul)
9:13	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot (Parsa Fallah assists)	27-24
8:43	+3	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	30-24
8:23		Parsa Fallah misses two point layup
8:21		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
8:08	+3	Kelson Gebbers makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	33-24
8:06		Pilots 30 second timeout
8:06		TV timeout
7:48	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists)	33-26
7:26	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot	36-26
7:07	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	36-29
6:47		Austin Rapp turnover (bad pass)
6:28	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point driving layup	36-31
6:14		Josiah Lake II personal foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
5:59	+3	Max Mackinnon makes three point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	39-31
5:43	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point jump shot	39-33
5:16		Vincent Delano misses two point jump shot
5:14		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
5:05	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists)	39-36
4:40		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
4:38		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
4:27		Michael Rataj turnover (traveling)
4:03		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
4:01		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
3:56		Vincent Delano personal foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:43		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (lost ball)
3:23		Vukasin Masic misses two point jump shot
3:21		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
3:08		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
3:06		Vincent Delano defensive rebound
2:57		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
2:55		Isaiah Sy defensive rebound
2:45		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
2:43		Isaiah Sy offensive rebound
2:28		Isaiah Sy misses three point jump shot
2:26		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup	39-38
2:20		Beavers 30 second timeout
1:52		Jermaine Ballisager Webb turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rataj steals)
1:31	+3	Michael Rataj makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	39-41
1:08		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
1:06		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
0:58	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists)	39-44
0:35		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
0:33		Kelson Gebbers offensive rebound
0:29		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
0:27		Isaiah Sy defensive rebound
0:03		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
0:01		Nate Kingz offensive rebound
0:01		Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (Nate Kingz draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Nate Kingz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-45
0:01	+1	Nate Kingz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PORT
Pilots
40
ORST
Beavers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	39-48
19:24		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
19:22		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
19:16		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
19:14		Nate Kingz defensive rebound
19:07		Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) (Austin Rapp steals)
18:59		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
18:57		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
18:43		Michael Rataj turnover (bad pass) (Max Mackinnon steals)
18:39	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	41-48
18:39		Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
18:39	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-48
18:18	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Parsa Fallah assists)	42-51
18:06		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
18:04		Beavers defensive rebound
17:41	+3	Michael Rataj makes three point jump shot (Parsa Fallah assists)	42-54
17:30		Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-54
17:30	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-54
17:13		Liutauras Lelevicius misses two point layup
17:11		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
16:55	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	46-54
16:38		Austin Rapp personal foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
16:37		Bol Dengdit shooting foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
16:37		Michael Rataj misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-55
16:18	+2	Austin Rapp makes two point layup	48-55
15:50		Bol Dengdit personal foul (Nate Kingz draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:32		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
15:30		Nate Kingz offensive rebound
15:30		Bol Dengdit personal foul (Nate Kingz draws the foul)
15:22	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point layup	48-57
14:53		Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot
14:51		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
14:50		Jump ball. (Pilots gains possession)
14:38		Michael Rataj shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
14:38	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
14:21		Michael Rataj misses two point layup
14:19		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Austin Rapp makes two point layup (Max Mackinnon assists)	52-57
13:59		Damarco Minor misses two point layup
13:57		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
13:48		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
13:46		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
13:24		Michael Rataj offensive foul (Kelson Gebbers draws the foul)
13:24		Michael Rataj turnover (offensive foul)
13:14		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
13:12		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
12:50		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
12:48		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
12:29		Liutauras Lelevicius blocks Bol Dengdit's two point layup
12:27		Pilots offensive rebound
12:17		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
12:15		Parsa Fallah defensive rebound
12:04	+3	Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	52-60
11:56		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
11:54		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
11:53		Kelson Gebbers personal foul (Josiah Lake II draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Isaiah Sy assists)	52-62
11:01		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
10:59		Isaiah Sy defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	52-64
10:48		Beavers 30 second timeout
10:48		TV timeout
10:26	+2	Todd Jones makes two point dunk (Vukasin Masic assists)	54-64
9:57		Josiah Lake II misses three point jump shot
9:55		Mikah Ballew defensive rebound
9:41		Chris Austin turnover (bad pass) (Josiah Lake II steals)
9:32		Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) (Vukasin Masic steals)
9:21		Damarco Minor shooting foul (Vukasin Masic draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
9:21		Vukasin Masic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:21		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
8:55		Josiah Lake II misses two point layup
8:53		Josiah Lake II offensive rebound
8:51		Isaiah Sy misses three point jump shot
8:49		Michael Rataj offensive rebound
8:48	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point putback layup	55-66
8:25	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	58-66
8:05		Todd Jones personal foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
7:51		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
7:49		Todd Jones defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	61-66
7:41		Michael Rataj shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:41	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-66
7:16	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists)	62-68
7:16		Austin Rapp shooting foul (Parsa Fallah draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Parsa Fallah makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-69
7:07		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
7:05		Parsa Fallah defensive rebound
6:53		Austin Rapp blocks Parsa Fallah's two point layup
6:51		Beavers offensive rebound
6:44	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists)	62-71
6:25	+3	Mikah Ballew makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	65-71
5:57	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	65-74
5:30	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	68-74
5:09	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	68-76
4:42		Todd Jones turnover (traveling)
4:24	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists)	68-79
3:52		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
3:50		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
3:41		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
3:39		Beavers offensive rebound
3:39		Jermaine Ballisager Webb personal foul (Parsa Fallah draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Parsa Fallah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-80
3:39	+1	Parsa Fallah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-81
3:28		Pilots 30 second timeout
3:16		Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Sy steals)
3:08	+2	Isaiah Sy makes two point layup	68-83
3:06		Parsa Fallah personal foul (Mikah Ballew draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Mikah Ballew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-83
3:06	+1	Mikah Ballew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-83
3:03		Damarco Minor turnover (out of bounds)
3:01	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	73-83
2:30		Isaiah Sy misses three point jump shot
2:28		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
2:09		Mikah Ballew turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Sy steals)
2:02	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup (Isaiah Sy assists)	73-85
1:48		Bol Dengdit misses three point jump shot
1:46		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
1:23		Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
1:21		Vincent Delano defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup	75-85
1:16		Damarco Minor shooting foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Vincent Delano makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-85
1:06	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point layup (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	76-87
1:06		Beavers 30 second timeout
0:53	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot (Mikah Ballew assists)	79-87
0:46		Vincent Delano personal foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-88
0:46	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-89
0:38		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
0:36		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
0:31		Michael Rataj offensive foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
0:31		Michael Rataj turnover (offensive foul)
0:25		Mikah Ballew misses two point layup
0:23		Nate Kingz defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nate Kingz defensive rebound