The Beavers were eliminated from the Pac-10 tournament and will not be awarded any postseason games.

The Beavers kept things tight in the first half, trailing the heavily-favored Wildcats by only three at halftime.

Jared Cunningham scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half to keep Oregon State in the game, but the Wildcats were simply too much to handle.

Derrick Williams scored 22 points for Arizona and Oregon State couldn’t find a way to slow him down from behind the arc.

The Beavers turned the ball over five times and didn’t force any turnovers. That won’t win you games against almost any opponent.

Oregon State has really struggled with its top playmaker out of the lineup, and the season has been in steady decline.

The defense wasn’t much better, giving up four touchdown passes to Andrew Luck and almost 500 yards of total offense.

The loss drops them to 5-6 on the season 4-4 in the conference, which means they won’t be going to a bowl game.

Rodgers suffered the injury during the team’s upset victory oover the host Arizona Wildcats on Saturday.

A senior, Rodgers is eligible for a medical redshirt, though there is no word on whether he will be able to obtain it.

The wideout could have been selected in the NFL Draft, so the injury is a blow to his professional aspirations.

The specific injury to his knee has not been released, but it is likely he tore his ACL.

Oregon State had plenty of chances to either tie or win the game, but they were unable to put any points on the board in the fourth quarter.

The good news is that quarterback Ryan Katz looked solid in his starting debut, throwing for 159 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.

The Rodgers brothers made a return to their home state but were unable to carry the Beavers to a road upset.

Jacquizz Rodgers finished with 18 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown while James Rodgers had four catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.

Oregon State Mike Riley is concerned about how things will shake out in the new-look Pac-10, though.

“In the end I was disappointed,” Riley said. “As the thing was taking place, the more I started thinking about it, the more excited I got. We were entering into a new era that would bring new teams to Corvallis. Now I’m back looking at what might happen.”The Beavers will likely find themselves in the same divisions as newcomers Colorado and Utah. The Utes have enjoyed considerable success over the past few years, winning two BCS bowl games. But the Buffaloes have struggled mightily and should mean a likely win for the football team for at least the next season or two.

Riley has been working with Pac-10 officials to help craft the makeup of the conference. He’d do well to make sure Colorado and Oregon State end up in the same division.

There is plenty of attention surrounding the Pac 10 these days, from the NCAA cracking down on Southern Cal to the arrival of Colorado.

But the rest of the conference is locked squarely on the upcoming season. For the Oregon State Beavers, it’s an opportunity to move toward the top of the conference in 2010.

The Beavers finished in a three-way tie for second place in the conference last season, going 6-3 in league play to finish tied with Arizona and Stanford, two games behind Pac-10 champion Oregon.

There are plenty of reasons for the Beavers to be excited looking ahead to the upcoming season. Junior running back Jacquizz Rodgers, a semifinalist for several national awards last season, has been named a first-team preseason All-American by Athlon Sports. Senior defensive tackle Stephen Paea also earned first-team preseason All-American honors.

Oregon State kicks off its 2010 season on Sept. 4 against Texas Christian at Cowboys Stadium, then returns home for its home opener Sept. 18 against Louisville.

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