Oregon State Beavers forward Drew Eubanks (12) dunks the ball over California Golden Bears forward Ivan Rabb (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Corvallis, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. California won 69-58. (Anibal Ortiz/The Corvallis Gazette-Times via AP)

Big win: None

Tough loss: 62-46 at home to Stanford on Jan. 19

Storyline: The loss of Gary Payton II and key injuries affecting Stephen Thompson and Tres Tinkle have sent the Beavers back around the corner they turned in 2015-16.

He said it: “We’ve had a lot thrown at us this year … it’s been kind of hard because we have a young team but we’re very resilient right now.” — OSU center Drew Eubanks, by telephone on Tuesday. 


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