Beavers Roll Past Washington State, 90-77

Thursday, January 24

Corvallis, OR

8:00 PM

Oregon State

12-6, 4-2

Washington State

8-11, 1-5

Washington State

Oregon State

January 24, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Box Score Postgame Press Conference

By: Oregon State Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Stephen Thompson Jr. had 22 points, with four 3-pointers, six rebounds and seven assists as Oregon State defeated Washington State 90-77 on Thursday night.

Tres Tinkle had 21 points and four steals and Ethan Thompson added 20 points and six assists for the Beavers (12-6, 4-2 Pac-12).

C.J. Elleby scored 21 points, all in the second half, and Robert Franks Jr. had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (8-11, 1-5).

Oregon State shot 52 percent and 10 for 27 on 3-pointers, while Washington State shot 50 percent and 12 for 28 from long range. But the Beavers outrebounded the Cougars 39-24 and grabbed 15 offensive boards.

The Beavers took a 49-33 lead after a 9-0 run, capped by a Stephen Thompson Jr. Euro step and lay-in with 1:32 left in the first half.

Oregon State led 52-36 at the break.

Elleby got hot and helped whittle the deficit early in the second half. A 7-0 Cougars surge, with Jervae Robinson scoring five points, trimmed the margin to 67-58 with 12:35 remaining. But that was as close as Washington State would get.

Kylor Kelley finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Oregon State.

The Beavers will go for the home sweep of the Washington schools when it hosts the Huskies at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Gill Coliseum. Tickets can be purchased at this link.

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