Beavers Take Down Cal in Exhibition - Oregon State University Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Corvallis, OR

7 p.m.

Oregon State

California (Exhibition)

October 24, 2026 | Men's Basketball

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS – The Oregon State men's basketball team took down California 89-76 in exhibition action Saturday evening at Gill Coliseum.

Oregon State shot 52.4 percent in the contest, compared to 35.3 percent for the Golden Bears.

Daniel Freitag led the Beavers with 17 points. Chris Johnson ended his day with 14 points and four assists, while Jemai Lake tallied 12 points. Josiah Lake II rounded out the quartet of Beavers in double-figures with 10 points.

DeShawn Gory filled the stat sheet with nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Xavion Staton tallied seven points and 11 boards.

As a team, Oregon State out-scored California 36-28 on points in the paint and 44-18 in bench points. The Beavers held a 45-34 advantage in rebounding.

Oregon State opened up an early 17-14 lead on a long 3-pointer from Johnson. The Beavers extended the advantage to 22-14 at the under-8 media break. Cal battled back to get back within three at 25-22.

The Beavers extended the lead to 10 at the break, heading to the locker room up 46-36. Lake II led Oregon State with eight first-half points. Gory had seven points, four rebounds and five assists.

Oregon State continued to heat up in the second half, extending the advantage to 17 points within the first three minutes of the frame. The Beavers were in front 67-50 with 12 minutes to play.

The Golden Bears battled to get back within 10 with under two minutes to play, but would not get any closer from there as the Beavers claimed the 13-point win.

Oregon State will open the regular season Nov. 2 when Weber State visits Gill Coliseum.

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