Kreps' heroics key rally

Robo Kreps put the pressure on himself to be the difference-maker.

The junior UIC guard scored eight of his game-high 19 points in the final 2:53 as the Flames outscored Oregon State 13-4 down the stretch to reverse a seven-point deficit in stunning the Beavers 63-61 on Wednesday night at the Pavilion.

The victory snapped the Flames' six-game skid and ruined the homecoming of Craig Robinson, the former Mount Carmel star and second-year Oregon State coach. Robinson watched his team turn the ball over four times in the final 1:20.

''It was a total collapse on our part,'' Robinson said. ''This is the kind of game we won last year, but this year we've struggled with …