The WSU Cougars survived an uncharacteristically hot shooting night from Oregon State to beat the Beavers 75-62 and move to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since Tony Bennett was coach.
WSU is now 9-5 overall on the season, while OSU drops to 4-12 and 0-3 in the Pac-12.
The Beavers have been a bad shooting team this season, particularly from long range. But after a Conor Clifford layup gave the Cougs a 9-point lead with just under eight minutes to go in the first half, WSU fell victim to the most onerous of WSU defensive phenomena: That Random Dude You’ve Never Heard Of Shooting Out Of His Mind.