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Recap: The Beavers limited their turnovers -- only two this time -- and got an overwhelming first-half offensive performance to beat Arizona 31-16 and snap a two-game Pac-10 losing streak. OSU jumped ahead 24-3 after the first quarter and led 31-10 at halftime. The OSU defense pressured Wildcats' quarterback Willie Tuitama all day, sacking him eight times. In the here-we-go-again dept., the Beavers' offense disappeared in the second half, gaining only 44 net yards. Fast starts and poor finishes have tortured coach Mike Riley's team all season. "I just wish we'd start the second half like we start the first half," Riley said. "Offensively, we're just scratching the surface. We lose (momentum), or whatever it is, and it just ticks me off."

Bear down, OSU: Riley shouldn't have any trouble getting his players ready for California, which jumped to No. 2 in the Associated Press poll Sunday and might have been No. 1 if LSU's Jacob Hester hadn't scored in the last minute to beat Florida. . . . the Bears got four touchdown passes from quarterback Nate Longshore and mauled the Beavers 41-13 last Sept. 30 at Reser Stadium. However, OSU has won six of its last eight games against the Bears, who haven't beaten OSU in Berkeley since the 1997 season. . . . Cal (5-0, 2-0) is trying to go 6-0 for the first time since 1950. Cal has won 21 of its last 23 at home, including 10 in a row.
Beavers vs. No. 2: OSU has faced No. 2-ranked teams nine times, and has a 2-6-1 record. OSU's wins vs. second-ranked teams include a 20-16 victory over No. 2 Duke in the 1941 Rose Bowl, and a 22-14 win over No. 2 Purdue in 1967, the year Dee Andros' Giant Killers also played then-No. 2 UCLA to a 16-16 tie.

Beavers report OSU back on track; No. 2 Bears await