Brut Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX December 29 2 pm CBS

Oregon State 39 V S Missouri 38

Oregon State (9-4)

Coach: Mike Riley Record at OSU: 37-34 (6 years) Bowl appearances: 9 Bowl record: 5-4 Last bowl: 2004 Insight Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21 2006 Pac-10 finish: 6-3, 3rd

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Missouri (8-4)

Coach: Gary Pinkel Record at UM: 37-34 (6 years) Bowl appearances: 23 Bowl record: 10-13 Last bowl: 2005 Independence Missouri 38, South Carolina 31 2006 Big 12 North finish: 4-4, t-2nd

Oregon State comes back late, defeat Tigers 39-38 in Sun Bowl

Recap: Oregon State coach Mike Riley was set to take his chances in overtime at the Sun Bowl.

Then Missouri called timeout to have Joe Newton's 14-yard touchdown catch with 22.1 seconds to go reviewed, believing he may have bobbled the ball. During that break, Riley decided to go for the win.

Yvenson Bernard barely pushed into the end zone on the gutsy 2-point conversion run, giving the 24th-ranked Beavers a 39-38 victory over the Tigers on Friday....more