Oregon State guard Jaquori McLaughlin (0) shoots while defended by Washington State guard Malachi Flynn (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Washington State won 75-62. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Oregon State’s two leading scorers, Stephen Thompson Jr. and Tres Tinkle, have played only one game together all season. That tells you a lot of what’s wrong with the Beavers’ offense, along with the loss of all-around boxscore stuffer Gary Payton II. The Beavers score the fewest points in conference games of any Pac-12 team (61.3) and shoot just 42.5 percent from the field. They do have a legitimate inside-outside scoring combo in Thompson and power forward Drew Eubanks, while Kendal Manuel is another outside shooting threat and onetime UA recruiting target JaQuori McLaughlin is a solid scoring-minded point guard. Β 


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