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The Oregon men's basketball team has six days off before its next game, a 1 p.m. McArthur Court contest Saturday against visiting St.

Joe Burton and Jared Cunningham each scored 13 points to lead Oregon State to an easy 74-39 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday.

Calvin Haynes scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:08 remaining, and Oregon State held on to defeat Colorado 74-69 Friday night.

George Washington would have liked to put on a better performance for President Obama, who dropped by Smith Center on Saturday afternoon, but the Colonials were undone by their slow start.

With the president and his family cheering on first lady Michelle Obama's brother, Oregon State Coach Craig Robinson, the Beavers picked up a much-needed win, beating GW, 64-57.

The Colonials (4-1), who fell behind 14-0 to start the game, pulled to 59-57 with 33 seconds remaining. The sparse post-Thanksgiving crowd of 2,401 was in a frenzy, eager for a dramatic comeback.

The Oregon State men's basketball team traveled to the District of Columbia for a game against George Washington and was able to take a tour of the White House and meet President Obama.

Oregon State 64, George Washington 57: Seth Tarver scored 18 points, and the Beavers beat the Colonials on Saturday with President Obama and his family watching from courtside in half-full Smith Center.

With President Obama watching from courtside, Oregon State played its most complete game of the season Saturday, defeating George Washington 64-57 and setting itself on a course coach Craig Robinson hopes his team can follow to realize high pre-season expectations.

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At the College Basketball Roundtable each week, we ask each member of the college basketball coverage staff for his opinion about a topic in the sport.

Today Pepperdine at UCLA, 8 p.m. Arizona vs. Wisconsin, Lahaina, Maui, 9 p.m. Montana at Oregon, 7 p.m. Tuesday Stanford vs.

Oregon State Comeback Falls Flat Against Hornets Sacramento State led by 22 points at halftime and withstood a furious rally to defeat Oregon State 65-63 on Saturday.

Sacramento State led by 22 points at halftime and withstood a furious rally to defeat Oregon State 65-63 on Saturday.

Quite a few shifts after the preseason rankings and only one team didn't move. Washington took over the top spot, Arizona State made the biggest jump and Oregon State, the only conference school with two losses, tumbled hard.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Kevin Palmer scored 23 points to lead the Islanders past the Oregon State Beavers 67-43 in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday night.

David Tairu scored a game0high 19 points as the Texas Tech Red Raiders registered a 64-60 win over the Oregon State Beavers as part of the Duel in the Desert at United Spirit Arena.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- In 2008, Craig Robinson inherited an Oregon State basketball team that had gone 6-25 overall and 0-18 in the Pacific-10 Conference the previous season.

Jared Cunningham knew when he signed on to play basketball at Oregon State he would need to bring his alarm clock.

COACH: Craig Robinson, second season, 18-18 at OSU. LAST SEASON: 18-18 overall, 7-11 Pac-10 . STARTERS RETURNING: F-C Roeland Schaftenaar, 6-11, sr., 10.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 assists; G-F Seth Tarver, 6-5, sr., 8.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg; F Daniel Deane, 6-8, jr., 5.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg; G Josh Tarver, 6-3, sr., 3.9 ppg, 1.5 assists.

Senior forward Seth Tarver led all scorers with 17 points as the Oregon State defense held Western Oregon to less than 30 percent from the field as the Beavers cruised to a 75-55 win over the Wolves in a men's basketball exhibition contest on Saturday.

OSU men's basketball team aims for another win as they gear up for second exhibition game of 2009-2010 season under Robinson Nic Adenau Issue date: 11/4/09 Section: Sports Media Credit: Jeffrey Basinger Freshman guard Jared Cunningham goes up for a lay-in during the men's basketball team's first exhibition game, which was last Sunday.