After just falling short against Oregon Monday night, the Oregon State Men suffered another heartbreaking loss, with the team failing to close out their upset bid against the #5 USC Trojans, losing 81-71. The Beavers fall to 3-11 on the season, and 1-3 in Pac-12 play. They are currently second from the bottom in the Pac-12 standings, just above 1-5 Utah. USC, meanwhile, improves to 13-1 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12, second in the conference behind Arizona.
Oregon State started the game strong, with early scoring from Jarod Lucas and Warith Alatishe giving the Beavers a 7 point lead a few minutes into the game.