Former Stanford point guard Michael O'Connell announced Sunday that he is transferring to North Carolina State. O'Connell started 76 games for the Cardinal over the past three season.
Two Pac-12 bottom feeders meet up Thursday night when Stanford battles Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore. The Cardinal (12-17, 6-12 Pac-12) are in 10th place in the 12-team conference while the Beavers (10-19, 4-14) are 11th.
Michael O'Connell scored a career-high 22 points and Spencer Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half to power the hot-shooting Stanford Cardinals to an 88-79 upset of the visiting No.