One big shot went down, the other out.

Southeastern Louisiana’s Terry Bryant made his, dropping in a short jumper off a drive to put the Lions up 65-63 with just more than 13 seconds left.

Oregon State’s Marcel Jones had a good look for the tie, but his jump hook dropped off the rim and the Lions left the court with the win in the Oregon Rain Invitational on Saturday evening before 3,717 fans at Gill Coliseum.

“It just came down to that,” OSU guard Josh Tarver said. “(Jones) was down there and he posted up well. He just couldn’t get it in the hole, it just came down to that. It was a good shot, nobody’s mad at him for taking the shot. It was a great shot. But it just didn’t go in. It happens like that sometimes.”

The Lions never let the Beavers go on a run. They used their quickness to slow OSU’s offense, but it was their offense that kept the Beavers at bay.

Every time Oregon State put together a small run, the Lions hit a 3-pointer. They made 9 of 21 from outside the arc.

The Beavers could not match the Lions’ point-for-point. The Beavers actually made four more baskets than the Lions, but were 3-for-10 from 3-point range.

Tarver said OSU played solid defense, but Southeastern Louisiana just kept hitting the long-range shots.

“Sooner or later it’s going to fall,” he said. “If they’re off in the first half, they keep on shooting it because they have confidence. They did that in the first game we saw. They’re a great shooting team, I’ll give credit to them.”

OSU coach Jay John said the Beavers struggled to get to the loose balls and it cost them.

“(The Lions) hit some major shots. You look at the stat line and there’s not that much difference across the board. I would have to say on some of the loose balls in the second half, a lot of times when things flopped around, it ended up back in their hands and all ended up in a positive outcome for them,” John said. “We’re not beating ourselves up, but at the same time it’s generating the mindset that every loose ball, every possession, every opportunity is one that we have to seize.”

Tarver gave the Beavers a boost on offense in the second half. John kept him on the bench for most of the first half when he got his second foul, but he was able to stay on the court after the break.

Tarver showed the ability to break down the defense and take the ball to the basket. He lead the Beavers with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

He said the Lions were not defending one of OSU’s plays well and he took advantage.

“I just had open lanes, so I just saw it and I took it,” he said. “If anybody else had it, they would have taken it too. I just had open shots.”

The Beavers finish Oregon Rain Invitational play against Cal-Poly today at 2 p.m.