Arizona routed by No. 10 Oregon State in Corvallis

Aari McDonald scored 20 points and Cate Reese added 18, but the Arizona women’s basketball team was routed by No. 10 Oregon State, 86-64, on Friday in Corvallis.

It is the second straight loss for the Wildcats, who drop to 13-4 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-12. The Beavers (15-2, 5-0) were the third ranked team Arizona has played in the last five games. The Wildcats play a fourth Sunday in the form of No. 5 Oregon.

Oregon State was led by Destiny Slocum, who notched a game-high 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including four 3s. Taya Corosdale had 14 points, going 4 for 4 from 3.

Arizona took a 26-24 lead with 4:28 left in the second quarter after a layup by Sam Thomas, but it was all Beavers from there. Oregon State used a 13-2 run to take a 37-28 lead at the half.

McDonald scored half her points in the third quarter, but Oregon State still won the period, 23-21. The Beavers broke the game open in the fourth by outscoring Arizona, 26-15.

McDonald had a rough shooting night, going 9 for 24 from the field. However, she was 2 for 4 from 3, while the rest of the team went 0 for 7. One of McDonald’s 3s banked in at the buzzer at the end of the first quarter:

The Wildcats only used seven players until freshman Bryce Nixon and former walk-on Lindsey Malecha checked in in the final minute of the fourth quarter. Backup guard and defensive specialist Tee Tee Starks missed her second straight game with a concussion.

Oregon State, which made 11 3s, shot 54 percent to Arizona’s 46. The Wildcats were outrebounded 38-23, but outscored the Beavers 38-30 in the paint.

On a positive note, it was Reese’s second time scoring in double figures in Pac-12 play, and her 18 points were the most the freshman has scored since the non-conference finale against NAU. She was 8 for 12 from the field and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line.

The McDonald’s All-American had only been averaging 4.8 points per game in conference play entering the night.

Thomas made two free throws with 1:32 left in the fourth to finish with 11 points, UA’s third player to reach double figures.