PULLMAN — Langston Morris-Walker recorded career highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds in a 62-47 victory over Washington State on Saturday night.
Gary Payton II added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Oregon State (12-5, 3-2 Pac-12).
DaVonte Lacy, playing on a sore right knee that limited him to 10 minutes in the first half, scored all of his team-high 16 points in the second half for Washington State (9-8, 3-2). Josh Hawkinson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cougars.
The Beavers led 25-16 at the half after holding WSU to 25 percent shooting from the field. In the first half of their 108-99 overtime win over Oregon on Thursday, the Cougars scored 57 points and shot 72.4 percent.
Washington State wound up shooting 29.2 percent against Oregon State. The Beavers shot 48.8 percent, outrebounded the Cougars 37-22 and had a 24-12 advantage in points in the paint.
The Cougars drew a season-high crowd of 5,116, but the Beavers silenced WSU fans by scoring the first six points of the first half and the first eight points of the second half. The Cougars trailed from the opening basket.
Morris-Walker scored 19 points in the second half to help the Beavers maintain control of the game. The Cougars pulled within seven at 46-39 with 4:57 left, but Morris-Walker quickly responded with his third 3-pointer, tying his career high for 3s in a game.
Payton, a 6-foot-3 guard, leads the Beavers with 11.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game. The junior college transfer ranked second in NCAA Division I through Friday with 2.8 steals.
The Beavers, already short on depth and scholarship players, played their second game without sixth man Victor Robbins. He’s serving a 10-game suspension for a violation of athletic department policy. Robbins is Oregon State’s third-leading scorer at 10.3.
TIP-INS
Oregon State: The Beavers have won four consecutive games against Washington State for the first time since a four-game run from 1999-2001.
Washington State: The Cougars have already tied their conference wins total from a year ago, and they’re just one shy of last season’s overall victory total. WSU finished 10-21 last season, including 3-15 in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
Oregon State hosts UCLA on Thursday.
Washington State visits Utah on Wednesday.
