The Pepperdine Waves will play host to conference opponent Pacific. Thursday's meeting is the first this season for the teams.

Oregon State and Pepperdine will square off in a matchup of WCC foes. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads.

The Oregon State women’s basketball team went cold down the stretch but was able to hang on for a 74-72 overtime win Thursday night at Santa Clara.A.J. Marotte

Oregon State sits at No. 59, behind Gonzaga (No. 10) and St. Mary's (No. 33), but ahead of Santa Clara (No. 66), Washington State (No. 75) and San Francisco (No. 77). The rest of the conference is outside the top 150.

The Pilots had two shots at a win, missed them both and Ejim was carried to the locker room. Well, that last part is not true, but maybe it should have been. The grad senior scored a career-high 35 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and was, once again, the hero as the Bulldogs won for the fifth consecutive time.

Defending WCC champion Saint Mary’s, which is 2-0 in Quad 1 but 1-3 in Quad 2, has the second strongest resume in the conference. The Gaels are generally projected as a double-digit seed or among the first 4-8 teams on the outside looking in. Oregon State has the third highest NET (59) but is 0-4 in Quad 1.

Too many bad losses and not enough good wins have left the MW with only two teams on solid ground for at-large bids.

Washington State guard Tara Wallack scored 12 points Saturday in the Cougars' 69-61 home loss to Gonzaga. Washington State could have taken over sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference with a win but instead are in a five-way tie atop the standings.

Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion and current World No. 5, is now the highest-ranked player in the Farmers Open, followed by No. 6 Ludvig Aberg. Others in the top 25 entered are Keegan Bradley (11), Sahith Theegala (13), Sungjae Im (19), Aaron Rai (22) and Tony Finau (25).

In the first meeting of Gonzaga and Washington State since the Cougs joined the WCC, it was an intense game with a lot of respect between coaches and players.

The ACC chunked out the schedule in this first year of national expansion, so that teams travel to play both Stanford and California in one swing. Virginia will be one of the first two teams to test its approach to the travel, a real guinea pig. Virginia Tech also jetted to the Pacific, its schedule mirroring Virginia’s.

Loyola Marymount hosts Santa Clara in a matchup of WCC teams. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams.