With just two games left on the Beavers’ non-conference schedule left before Pac-12 play begins, Oregon State will welcome an old friend in Kent State to Corvallis for the return game of last season’s clash between the two squads. In that outing, the Golden Flashes used a 52-point offensive display in the second half to hold off Oregon State, 79-78.
In this one, head coach Wayne Tinkle and company will be hoping for a different result.
The bad news for the Beavers is that Kent State’s prolific back-court duo of Jaylin Walker (25.2 PPG) and Jalen Avery (14.