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David Lucas had 24 points as Oregon State rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Sacramento State 76-73 Monday night.
Brandon Guyton had 15 points on five 3-pointers to lead the Hornets (4-6).
Lucas hit two free throws with 25.9 seconds left and the Beavers (5-4) kept Sacramento State from scoring on the other end as time ran out.
Chris Stephens added 18 for Oregon State, which has four overtime losses this
season, and fell 82-80 to Boise State Saturday.
``The script was the same, but this time after we fought back and squandered it, we took it back,'' said Oregon State coach Jay John.
Sacramento State shot 61.5 percent in the first half, but just 41.9 after that.
Guyton hit three consecutive 3-pointers from the same spot on the floor as the Hornets jumped out to a 14-6 lead at 13:12 in the first half. By halftime, the Hornets led 41-31.
The Hornets then took their biggest lead 49-37 at 16:30 in the second half, but the Beavers went on a 19-4 run to get back in the game.
Jim Hanchett converted a J.S. Nash steal into a rim-shaking, reverse slam to get the Beavers within 57-53 at 10:08. Nash stole the inbound pass and fed Lucas, who hit two free throws to make it 57-55. Oregon State pulled into a tie at 60-60 when Chris Stephens hit two free throws at 8:24.
Stephens hit a 3-pointer at 1:05 to give the Beavers a 74-71 lead.
Sacramento State is 1-20 against Pac-10 schools.
The Beavers shot 57.1 percent in the second half and 47.5 for the game. Nash had nine assists for Oregon State.