Oregon State moved to 4-0 on the season with a 71-59 win over UC Santa Barbara who dropped to 1-2. The Beavers opened up the game with a 5-0 run with a dunk from Drew Eubanks and a three from Gary Payton ll. After being down by six the Gauchos would come back to take the lead off of a pair of free throws from Michael Bryson to take the lead 8-9. It was their only lead of the game.
The Beavers then went on a 7-0 run to give them some breathing room for a 15-9 lead at 7:29 in the half.