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Liutauras Lelevicius rallies Oregon State past Oakland 80-74 in OT of Diamond Head Classic semifinal

AP
Dec 24, 2024

HONOLULU (AP) Liutauras Lelevicius scored a career-high 17 points, including four in overtime, and Oregon State rallied to beat Oakland 80-74 on Monday night to advance to the final of the Diamond Head Classic.

The Beavers (10-2) advance to play Nebraska in the championship game on Christmas Day. The Golden Grizzlies (4-8) will play Hawaii for third place, also on Wednesday.

Lelevicius made 5 of 9 shots with two 3-pointers and all five of his free throws for Oregon State, adding nine rebounds. Michael Rataj had 13 points and seven rebounds. Demarco Minor totaled 11 points, five rebounds, four assist and four steals. Josiah Lake II scored 11 off the bench.

Allen Mukeba had 21 points and seven rebounds for Oakland. Malcolm Christie scored 18. Tuburu Naivalurua finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Jones made 8 of 10 free throws and scored 10.

Christie hit a 3-pointer to give Oakland a 68-56 lead with 4:32 left in regulation. Lelevicius answered with a 3-pointer for Oregon State and his three-point play with 12 seconds to go finished off a 15-3 run as the Beavers forced OT tied at 71.

Lelevicius made two free throws and hit a jumper in a 6-0 run to give Oregon State a 77-74 lead with 1:32 left.

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1st Half
ORST
Beavers
34
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
19:46	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	0-2
19:19		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
19:17		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Isaiah Jones makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:24		Nate Kingz turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Christie steals)
18:20	+2	Malcolm Christie makes two point layup	0-6
18:04		Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot
18:02		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
17:44		Malcolm Christie misses two point jump shot
17:42		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
17:30		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
17:28		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
17:12		DQ Cole turnover (bad pass) (Michael Rataj steals)
17:09	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point dunk	2-6
16:46		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
16:44		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
16:39		Michael Rataj blocks Isaiah Jones's two point layup
16:37		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
16:37		DQ Cole personal foul
16:35		Michael Rataj turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jones steals)
16:18	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Allen Mukeba assists)	2-9
16:06	+2	Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot	4-9
15:43	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	4-11
15:30	+2	Isaiah Sy makes two point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists)	6-11
14:58		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
14:56		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
14:43		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
14:41		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	6-13
13:56	+3	Michael Rataj makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	9-13
13:31		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
13:29		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
13:21		Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
13:19		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
13:18		TV timeout
12:57		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
12:55		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
12:43		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
12:41		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point jump shot	9-15
12:03		Jump ball. Damarco Minor vs. Allen Mukeba (Damarco Minor gains possession)
11:51		Thomas Ndong misses two point layup
11:49		Thomas Ndong offensive rebound
11:49		Cooper Craggs personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Thomas Ndong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-15
11:49		Thomas Ndong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:49		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
11:49		DQ Cole shooting foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul)
11:49	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
11:49	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:31		Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Ndong steals)
11:17	+2	Thomas Ndong makes two point jump shot (Josiah Lake II assists)	14-15
11:00		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
10:58		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
10:49		Thomas Ndong blocks Jaylen Jones's two point layup
10:47		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
10:43		Josiah Lake II misses two point layup
10:43		Beavers offensive rebound
10:43		Isaiah Jones personal foul
10:43		Beavers turnover (5-second violation)
10:19		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
10:17		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
10:09		Michael Rataj personal foul
10:03		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
10:01		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
9:51		Josiah Lake II personal foul
9:43		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
9:41		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
9:35	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup	14-17
9:11	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	16-17
8:53		Isaiah Jones misses three point jump shot
8:51		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup	16-19
8:35	+3	Josiah Lake II makes three point jump shot (Ja'Quavis Williford assists)	19-19
8:21		Malcolm Christie turnover (lost ball)
7:57		Ja'Quavis Williford turnover (bad pass)
7:57		TV timeout
7:36		Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
7:36	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-20
7:36	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
7:16		Parsa Fallah misses two point hook shot
7:14		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
7:13	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup	21-21
6:47	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point hook shot	21-23
6:26	+3	Josiah Lake II makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Sy assists)	24-23
5:59		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
5:57		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
5:57		Josiah Lake II personal foul
5:36		Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot
5:34		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
5:18	+3	Ja'Quavis Williford makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	27-23
4:56		Nate Kingz shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 3	27-24
4:56		Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 2 of 3
4:56	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-25
4:30		Liutauras Lelevicius misses two point layup
4:29		Parsa Fallah offensive rebound
4:29		Jayson Woodrich shooting foul (Parsa Fallah draws the foul)
4:29		Parsa Fallah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:29		Parsa Fallah misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:29		Damarco Minor offensive rebound
4:28		Damarco Minor misses two point layup
4:26		Parsa Fallah offensive rebound
4:26		Parsa Fallah misses two point layup
4:24		Liutauras Lelevicius offensive rebound
4:17		Nate Kingz misses two point layup
4:15		Damarco Minor offensive rebound
4:14		Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Woodrich steals)
3:48	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point hook shot	27-27
3:32		Parsa Fallah misses two point jump shot
3:30		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
3:22		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
3:20		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
3:10		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
3:08		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
2:49		Jayson Woodrich turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rataj steals)
2:43	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists)	29-27
2:24		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
2:22		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
2:14		Damarco Minor misses two point layup
2:12		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
2:07		TV timeout
1:50		Malcolm Christie turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals)
1:50		Damarco Minor turnover (traveling)
1:47		Malcolm Christie turnover (bad pass) (Nate Kingz steals)
1:43	+2	Damarco Minor makes two point layup	31-27
1:25		Thomas Ndong shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 3	31-28
1:25	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 3	31-29
1:25		Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:25		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
1:07		Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot
1:05		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	31-31
0:40		Beavers 30 second timeout
0:33	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists)	34-31
0:19		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
0:18	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	34-34
0:01		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
0:00		Beavers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORST
Beavers
37
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
37

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Isaiah Jones turnover (lost ball) (Michael Rataj steals)
19:18	+3	Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists)	37-34
18:55	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Buru Naivalurua assists)	37-36
18:41		Isaiah Jones personal foul
18:21		Parsa Fallah turnover (lost ball) (Allen Mukeba steals)
18:12	+2	DQ Cole makes two point layup	37-38
17:43	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	39-38
17:25		Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
17:25	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-40
17:15		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
17:13		Michael Rataj offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point layup	41-40
16:58		Nate Kingz personal foul
16:53	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	41-43
16:39		Liutauras Lelevicius misses three point jump shot
16:37		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point dunk (DQ Cole assists)	41-45
15:59		Michael Rataj turnover (Allen Mukeba steals)
15:40		Parsa Fallah personal foul
15:40		TV timeout
15:22		Isaiah Jones turnover (traveling)
15:05		Jaylen Jones personal foul
14:58		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
14:56		Michael Rataj offensive rebound
14:53		Michael Rataj misses two point layup
14:51		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point dunk (Jaylen Jones assists)	41-47
14:22	+2	Parsa Fallah makes two point layup (Damarco Minor assists)	43-47
13:52		DQ Cole misses two point layup
13:50		Parsa Fallah defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Josiah Lake II makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists)	46-47
13:04		Josiah Lake II shooting foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-48
13:04	+1	Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-49
12:49		Deng Majak shooting foul (Parsa Fallah draws the foul)
12:49		Parsa Fallah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:49	+1	Parsa Fallah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-49
12:19		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
12:17		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
12:14	+2	Buru Naivalurua makes two point dunk	47-51
11:56		TV timeout
11:44	+3	Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists)	50-51
11:17		Malcolm Christie misses two point jump shot
11:15		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
11:13	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	50-53
10:55		Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
10:53		Cooper Craggs defensive rebound
10:40	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	50-56
10:30		DQ Cole personal foul
10:20		Cooper Craggs shooting foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
10:20	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-56
10:20	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
9:59		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
9:57		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
9:50		Josiah Lake II misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
9:27	+2	DQ Cole makes two point jump shot (Jayson Woodrich assists)	52-58
9:10	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Josiah Lake II assists)	55-58
8:45		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
8:43		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
8:40		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
8:38		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
8:34		DQ Cole blocks Michael Rataj's two point layup
8:32		Beavers offensive rebound
8:28		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
8:26		Jayson Woodrich defensive rebound
8:12		Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Marsh steals)
8:07		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
8:05		Isaiah Sy offensive rebound
7:45		Allen Mukeba personal foul
7:45		TV timeout
7:33		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
7:31		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
7:15	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists)	55-60
7:15		Michael Rataj shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-61
6:52		Isaiah Sy misses three point jump shot
6:50		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
6:27		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
6:25		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
6:22		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (lost ball) (Buru Naivalurua steals)
5:58		Liutauras Lelevicius shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
5:58	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
5:29		Allen Mukeba blocks Liutauras Lelevicius's two point dunk
5:29		Beavers offensive rebound
5:29		Beavers 30 second timeout
5:29		TV timeout
5:29		Malcolm Christie shooting foul (Damarco Minor draws the foul)
5:29		Damarco Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:29	+1	Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
5:13		Josiah Lake II personal foul (Buru Naivalurua draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-64
5:13	+1	Buru Naivalurua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-65
4:48		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
4:46		Allen Mukeba defensive rebound
4:32	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Allen Mukeba assists)	56-68
4:28		Beavers 30 second timeout
4:28		TV timeout
4:22	+3	Liutauras Lelevicius makes three point jump shot (Ja'Quavis Williford assists)	59-68
3:55		Jaylen Jones turnover (lost ball)
3:47	+3	Isaiah Sy makes three point jump shot (Liutauras Lelevicius assists)	62-68
3:23		Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals)
3:18		Damarco Minor misses two point layup
3:16		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
3:14	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point layup	64-68
3:07		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
2:47	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point hook shot	64-70
2:27		Liutauras Lelevicius turnover (traveling)
2:12		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
2:10		Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound
2:00		DQ Cole turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals)
1:56		DQ Cole blocks Damarco Minor's two point layup
1:54		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
1:51	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk	66-70
1:43		Damarco Minor personal foul (DQ Cole draws the foul)
1:43		DQ Cole misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:43		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
1:35		Isaiah Sy misses three point jump shot
1:33		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
1:22		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
1:22		Isaiah Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22		Liutauras Lelevicius defensive rebound
0:55		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
0:53		Damarco Minor offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot	68-71
0:23		Isaiah Jones misses two point jump shot
0:21		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point layup	70-71
0:13		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-71
0:12		Beavers 30 second timeout
0:07		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
0:05		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
0:01		Damarco Minor turnover (lost ball) (Malcolm Christie steals)
0:00		End of period

OT
ORST
Beavers
9
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
3

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
4:41		Isaiah Sy shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-72
4:41		Isaiah Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:41		Damarco Minor defensive rebound
4:13		Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot
4:11		Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Jaylen Jones makes two point layup	71-74
3:20		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Liutauras Lelevicius draws the foul)
3:20	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-74
3:20	+1	Liutauras Lelevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-74
2:53		Buru Naivalurua offensive foul
2:53		Buru Naivalurua turnover (offensive foul)
2:20		Josiah Lake II misses three point jump shot
2:18		Matthew Marsh offensive rebound
2:17		Allen Mukeba blocks Matthew Marsh's two point layup
2:15		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
2:00		Matthew Marsh shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
2:00		Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00		Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Matthew Marsh defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Matthew Marsh makes two point dunk (Josiah Lake II assists)	75-74
1:04		Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals)
1:04		Beavers 30 second timeout
0:44	+2	Liutauras Lelevicius makes two point jump shot	77-74
0:39		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
0:26		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:24		Golden Grizzlies offensive rebound
0:21		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:19		Beavers defensive rebound
0:17		Isaiah Jones personal foul (Damarco Minor draws the foul)
0:17		Damarco Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:17	+1	Damarco Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:08		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
0:06		Josiah Lake II defensive rebound
0:05		Jayson Woodrich personal foul (Josiah Lake II draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Josiah Lake II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-74
0:05	+1	Josiah Lake II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-74
0:01		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jayson Woodrich offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jayson Woodrich offensive rebound