Despite a forty-point display from their bench, which was largely anchored by dual 18-point outings from forwards Michael Rataj and Tyler Bilodeau, Oregon State came up short at home against top-ten ranked Arizona on Thursday, 86-74.
The Beavers were thoroughly outplayed through the first half of action, facing a 44-26 deficit at the break, before a second-half run push cleaned the score line up for the morning papers. Overall, Oregon State was spearheaded by Rataj and Bilodeau in scoring, with Jordan Pope (14 points) and Glenn Taylor Jr. (13 points) also finding double-figures.
As for Arizona, the Wildcats were led by a trio of double-doubles, including Azoulas Tubelis’ 25 points and 10 rebounds on an 11-15 day from the field, big man Oumar Ballo adding 15 points and 14 rebounds and guard Kerr Krissa dropping 13 points, while dishing out a mind-boggling 11 assists.