Oregon State held on in the final minutes to beat the Cal Golden Bears 77-71. The Beavers were lead by Gary Payton ll with 20 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, four steals and one block. They also got a lot of help from their bench with Tres Tinkle adding 15 points and Stephen Thompson Jr. 11. Oregon State's bench outscored Cal's 42 to 8. The Golden Bears were lead by Jaylen Brown who scored 20.
In the opening minutes of the game the Golden Bears held a 8-4 lead, with the Beavers having missed three shots in a row.