MBB: Even at their worst, Ducks are still far better than the Beavers

If there’s one thing that Dana Altman and the Ducks can hang their hats on in this frustrating and disappointing season, it’s that at least they are not Oregon State.

In typical Duck fashion, Oregon let the lowly Beavers hang around for far too long but in the end they rather easily put away one of the worst teams the conference has ever seen.

After a shocking Pac-12 Tournament championship and run to the Elite Eight last season, Oregon State decided to give head coach Wayne Tinkle a lucrative extension.

Tinkle followed that up by winning a TOTAL of three games this season.

But enough about the Beavers.

With the 86-72 victory, the Ducks stayed alive in a time where recently they have looked dead…