It was far from perfect and featured some late-game confusion, but Oregon State men’s basketball picked up a victory, 67-65, over North Dakota State in its season opener Monday night at Gill Coliseum.

Junior guard Josiah Lake’s layup with two seconds to go sealed the victory for the Beavers (1-0), who overcame a bizarre out of bounds call in the final moments to pull out the win over the Bison (0-1).

Lake finished with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds on the night, tied with Dez White, Yaak Yaak and Johan Munch for second on the team in scoring. Isaiah Sy led the way for the Beavers with 12 points.

OSU committed 12 turnovers, including some in costly moments down the stretch, and surrendered 11 offensive rebounds on the night. At times, they were a step slow in their defensive

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