CORVALLIS, Ore. — Coming off of their first loss of the calendar year, the Saint Mary's Gaels (21-4, 11-1 WCC) wasted no time returning to their winning ways, with a 63-49 thrashing of Oregon State (17-8, 7-5 WCC). The Gaels held the Beavers to their lowest scoring total of the season, and handed them just their second loss on their home floor this season, and their first since November.
Oregon State came out of the gates hot, connecting on each of their first two field goal attempts to take an early 4-0 lead before the Gaels put the clamps on defensively, limiting the Beavers to just 5-26 shooting from the field for the remainder of the half.