Corvallis, OR – Both Oregon State and Cal Baptist teams entered their second game of the 2026-27 season after hosting home openers, with Oregon State beating Weber State 102-61, while Cal Baptist lost to visiting North Florida 71-63.
The first half of play was competitive early with eight lead changes, as the Lancers were only down ten points 44-34 at the break. However, following halftime Oregon State outscored Cal Baptist 52-34, leading the Beavers to a 96-68 victory. The high scorer for the game was 6’5” sophomore guard Legend Smiley, who produced 21 points (FG 9-13, 3FG 3-7), four rebounds, and two assists. Smiley was the most consistent scorer on the floor throughout both halves; he displayed a really nice shooting touch and trajectory on his jump shot, which will continue to open up driving lanes for his slashing teammates during the year. He finished +/- +22 on the efficiency chart.
The first half was competitive until 6’6” sophomore forward Deshawn Gory took over, scoring 14 of his 18 points (FG 8-13, 3FG 2-6) to carry the team. A very talented, shifty wing who is dangerous if he gets you in one-on-one matchups, he’s a high-level skilled player who can do it all on the offensive side of the floor, and as a slasher has a really nice floater in the toolbox as well. 6’3” senior guard Chris Johnson (+16) did a really nice job of running the point during some spurts and hit a three-pointer before halftime He used his speed and strength in the center of the floor to facilitate, create, and score 10 points (FG 4-8, 3FG 2-4), adding three rebounds, and one assist.
Terry Coner Jr. was one of the lone bright spots for Cal Baptist as the left-handed, speedy, shifty guard showed all evening he was physical and skilled enough to enter the paint to create plays for his teammates. He scored 11 of his team-high 16 points (FG 6-10, 3FG 0-1, FT 4-10) in the first half to keep the Lancers within reach. In addition, he had three rebounds and a 4/0 assist-to-turnover ratio. His improved shooting touch will open every lane for this team.
Lancers: The Lancers tried to rally in the second half, getting the lead down to 72-62 with 8 minutes remaining in the game after buckets by 6’9” sophomore forward ARene D’Amelio, and 6’6” sophomore guard Justas Stonkus, who is a very interesting prospect from Europe to watch grow over the next two seasons. Stonkus definitely has some basketball skills to complement physical talents, height, size, strength, athleticism, and a good feel for the game; he scored 12 points (FG 4-9, 3FG 2-4, FT 2-2) with two rebounds, one assist, and three steals. 6’9” freshman forward Anton Safin is another player to keep an eye on his development. He’s a stretch big who could start the transition game off defensive rebounding with ball handling skills, and knock down outside shots. He had nine points (FG 3-3, 3FG 3-3) and four rebounds.
Beavers: One week ago (Oct. 29th), a pair of 6’2” Beaver guards, Sr. Josiah Lake II and Jr. Daniel Freitag, were both named to the Pac-12 pre-season “Impact List” profiling some of their strengths, which were on full display this evening in the victory. Lake had the 2nd highest efficiency rating (+/- at +26), displaying good decision-making while attacking with precision speed and strength from the lead PG position to score 15 points (FG 5-7, 3FG 3-4, FT 2-2) with four rebounds, and four assists. Freitag (+/- +10) scored nine points and added four rebounds, and three assists. Both players had zero turnovers.
7’1” freshman center Xavion Staton is a very bright upside player who brings rim protection, size, energy, and athleticism immediately to the game. He had eight points (FG 3-5, FT 2-2), six rebounds, five assists, and one block to go along with the highest efficiency rating of any player on the court (+/- at +29).
In the end, Oregon State played ten players, wearing down Cal Baptist. They outrebounded them 35-23 and had only six turnovers the entire game versus Cal Baptist’s 12.
Key Game Stats
Points in the Paint: Oregon State 48 – Cal Baptist 24
2nd Chance Points: Oregon State 20 – Cal Baptist 5
Bench Points: Oregon State 42 – Cal Baptist 26
Cal Baptist (0-2, 0-0) hosts Chicago State (1-1, 0-0) on November 11th @ 7:00 pm, while
Oregon State (2-0, 0-0) hosts Eastern Washington (0-2, 0-0) on November 9th @ 6:30 pm.
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