In the end it was not the most impressive of game performances by Oregon State, but it ended up being an immensely important win for the Beavers. The 54 to 44 win over California, combined with UCLA taking down conference leading Arizona State earned Oregon State the Pac-12 conference tie-breaking co-title, and their second season in a row regular season title.
It was an incredibly important game for #7 Oregon State (24-4, 15-2), for the Beavers were coming off a hugely shocking and disappointing 76-54 loss to #13 Stanford. The loss was not only disheartening at the lack of competitiveness Oregon State was able to muster after the first quarter, but also dumped the Beavers into second place, one game behind first place #9 Arizona State.