By Daniel Dullum

The first stop on Stanford’s Pac-12 men’s basketball road swing through the State was a rough one Thursday, as the Cardinal were upended 81-72 by Oregon State at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.

Eric Moreland led the Beavers (9-6 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) with 17 points and 15 rebounds, with Roberto Nelson adding 21 points. Halice Cooke, making his first start for OSU, netted 16 points.

For Moreland, it was his third game back after serving a 12-game suspension for violation of team rules.

Chasson Randle scored a game-high 30 points to lead Stanford (9-5, 0-2 Pac-12), with Dwight Powell adding 13 points and 10 boards.

The lead see-sawed early, but after the Cardinal took a 13-12 lead, Angus Brandt’s dunk off a rebound sparked a 10-0 OSU run that put the Beavers up 27-18.

Oregon State built a 10-point lead in the second half, but the Cardinal closed to within two points three times, the last time at 2:59 on a layup by Randle, who was also fouled. Randle converted the free throw and pulled Stanford to within 68-66.

Cooke drained a 3-pointer on the next possession for OSU, and the Beavers cruised home.

Both teams were looking for their first conference win of the season. Oregon State opened Pac-12 play with losses at Colorado and Utah, while Stanford lost to California last Thursday.

The win snapped a four-game Beavers losing streak against Stanford, which had won seven of its last 10 games overall against Oregon State.

On Sunday, the Cardinal travel to Oregon for a 2 p.m. tipoff against the Ducks.