Oregon State opened the game in a 1-3-1 zone to try and flummox Stanford with an attacking defense, but they ended up being the ones who looked confused. They hit a couple early shots but they started to crumble slowly after that, unable to do anything on offense especially.
The early game was defined by poor defensive play and energy from the Beavers. Derrick Bruce was an early sub and he was an early culprit on poor rotations. Gears were turning as he was running through his assignments, but that made him a step slow to react which led to a couple easy threes for the tree.