CORVALLIS - Some need to wait years for the redemption Stephen Thompson Jr. found Saturday night in five minutes of game play.
Twice before the Oregon State junior guard swished a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Washington 97-94 in double overtime, he trudged to the bench carrying the unique pain of missed opportunity.
The knockdown shooter changed the course of the night with long-range bombs that helped bring the Beavers back from a 13-point deficit with less than eight minutes to play in front of announced crowd of 5,630 at Gill Coliseum.
But Thompson Jr.