CORVALLIS — Up 30 points in the fourth quarter against UC Bakersfield last month, Scott Rueck watched from the bench as Oregon State gave up a mini, inconsequential 10-0 run.
The Beavers coach called it "torture."
"It hurts me to get scored on, even one point. Every point," Rueck said. "Honestly, I take it personally if they score. I didn't prepare my team well enough or we're not executing."
The slight hyperbole should not be surprising. Defense, after all, has been Rueck's biggest trademark as he's built the Beavers into a top-10 program in five-plus seasons.