OSU Falls At San Francisco 81-70
750 The Game Staff
The Beavers could not make it two straight conference wins after Thursday night’s thrilling home upset over Gonzaga, losing Saturday night at University of San Francisco 81-70.
USF took the lead with 8:05 left in the first half and never looked back as Oregon State trailed the rest of the way.
Michael Rataj led the Beavs with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Damarco Minor added 12 points and 6 rebounds and Parsa Fallah had 9 points for the Beavs.
USF improves to 16-5 overall and 6-2 in the WCC, good enough for second place in the conference standings behind 6-0 St. Mary’s. The Beavs slip to 4-3 in conference play, sixth-best in the standings.
The Beavs (14-6 overall) return home to host Pepperdine on Thursday night at Gill Coliseum. Tip off set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+, followed by a Saturday afternoon home game with Santa Clara (3:00 p.m., ESPN+).