CORVALLIS - The slaps to his chest from grinning, wide-eyed teammates were vigorous.
Seth Berger was suddenly at the center of his first Civil War as the tide of the rivalry game dramatically turned Friday night. Berger had ripped away an offensive rebound from Oregon forward Paul White and lofted a quick putback that gently rested on the rim and fell through the cup.
The senior forward's teammates all flexed for him. The and-one layup came amid a 12-1 second half run that separated the Beavers from UO. The 52-44 lead with 9:54 to play was the largest of the night to that point, pushing them to a 76-64 win that snapped a three-game skid against the Ducks, which included two losses by a combined 63 points last season.