Gary Payton II added 14 points, five steals and a team-high nine rebounds for Oregon State (9-3), which has won six of its last seven games. The Beavers, who also received 14 points from Olaf Schaftenaar and 11 apiece from Langston Morris-Walker and Victor Robbins, matched their season high with eight 3-pointers, recorded eight steals and went 22-for-27 from the free-throw line.

Alan Williams had 16 points and 12 rebounds – his eighth double-double of the season – for UC Santa Barbara (5-7), which fell to 0-5 in true road games. Michael Bryson also scored 16 points for the Gauchos, who shot 50 percent but committed 18 turnovers and were whistled for 29 fouls.

Oregon State scored the first six points of the second half to take a 43-36 lead, but the visitors stormed back to tie the contest at 47 on a pair of free throws by Eric Childress with just under 12:45 to play. The Beavers responded with a 10-2 run over the ensuing six minutes, and the Gauchos never got closer than six down the stretch.

The first half featured 11 combined 3-pointers and dueling runs, with UC Santa Barbara striking first with an early 22-5 spurt to take a 26-10 lead with just under nine minutes left before the break. Oregon State closed out the half with a 27-10 run to take a 37-36 advantage into intermission.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oregon State is off to its first 8-0 home start since the 1998-99 team won its first 10 games in Corvallis. … The 64 points are the most the Beavers have surrendered at home this season. … Oregon State opens Pac-12 play Saturday at arch-rival Oregon.