Oregon State took down No. 16 Gonzaga 97-89




*What is Oregon St.'s secret to having a good team? Asking for a friend, Big C.

The Google AI Overview response to the question is:

"Oregon State's men's and women's basketball teams have had success due to a combination of factors, including a strong team culture, international players, and a talented coaching staff."
*I assume the stock response is "academic requirements cripple Cal?"

6-14 from 3 isn't even that extraordinary. Well, for us, I guess it would be.

They went on that incredible Elite Eight run in 20/21 (that I will admit I am extremely jealous of) but since then they haven't been that great. The Beavs also got extremely hot during their run and only got into the tourney by winning the Pac-12 tournament.

They gave Tinkle the huge extension but don't think they would do it again.

20-21: 20-13 (10-10) (12 seed -> Elite Eight)
21-22: 3-28 (1-19)
22-23: 11-21 (5-15)
23-24: 13-19 (5-15)
24-25: 14-5 (4-2) (currently 4th in the WCC)

Compared to our recent history I would absolutely take the last 5 years of OSU results but still, I don't think of OSU as a program we should strive to emulate. We have just been on a historically woeful run.

Santa Clara beat the Zags too.

Watching Oregon State's gameplan against the zags was amazing. Throw different defenses at them, take away the 3 ball, force them to drive in where weakside rotations come in and stop the transition offense from the zags.

Offensively, they looked to attack the paint and mid range area with the occasional 3 point set play for Kingz.

That should be ours against Duke. Faceguard Kneuppel, shut down flagg, let sion james and proctor do their thing.