There is a stark dividing line in this game for both teams’ statistical performances. It happens with about 8 and a half minutes left in the 3rd quarter, when Oregon State fumbled the ball for their third turnover of the day. This article will separate and examine those stats before and after that dividing line.
Before the Fumble
Up until that point, the game was fairly unremarkable from a statistical point of view – both teams were performing almost exactly as their season-long records indicated in terms of their relative strengths and weaknesses in efficiency and explosiveness on both sides of the ball.