Beavers Beat Delta Devils, Move to 4-0 - Oregon State University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Corvallis, OR

6:30 p.m.

Oregon State

4-0,0-0Pac-12

Mississippi Valley State

0-4,0-0SWAC

Team	1	2	F
Mississippi Val.	31	34	65
Oregon St.	45	36	81

November 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS – The Oregon State men's basketball team opened the season 4-0 with an 81-65 win over Mississippi Valley State Friday evening at Gill Coliseum.

Legend Smiley went 7-for-12 from the floor to finish with 18 points off the bench. Daniel Freitag ended his night with 17 points and three assists.

DeShawn Gory recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Chris Johnson ended his night with 13 points and three rebounds. Josiah Lake II had seven points, six rebounds and six assists.

As a team, the Beavers shot 48 percent from the floor and held the Delta Devils to 40 percent shooting. Oregon State went 11-for-28 from 3-point range.

The Beavers had 19 assists on 27 field goals. Oregon State had 39 bench points.

Oregon State used an early 11-0 run to go in front 11-3 at the game's first media timeout. The Beavers kept pace from there, holding a 30-18 advantage at the under-8 break. Oregon State used a 10-0 run late in the opening half to head to the intermission leading 45-31.

Oregon State extended the lead past 20 early in the second half. OSU would maintain control throughout the second period, leading by as many as 26, before a Mississippi Valley State run in the closing minutes brought the final deficit to 16.

The Beavers will be back at Gill Coliseum Monday for a matchup with East Texas A&M.

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