The Ducks take on the Beavers on the road this week. These are the guys to watch on the court when Oregon takes on Oregon State in Corvallis:

What to Watch For

Oregon:

The Ducks have lost three straight games after starting the season 13-0 and have struggled on defense. In their three losses, Oregon allowed 92.67 points per game while opponents shot 53.8 percent from the field. Not only is Oregon dearly missing the inside presence of Tony Woods and Arsalan Kazemi, but opposing shooters are getting open looks from the outside and connecting.

While their defense has been noticeably porous, Oregon continues to shoot well and ranks third in points per game with 88.4. The Ducks are also the best three-point-shooting team in the Pac-12, and 10th best in the country at 41.4 percent. The Ducks have three players shooting better than 40 percent from beyond the arc.

Oregon State:

The Beavers will enter Sunday’s game with a 9-7 record, having played some disappointing match-ups early this season to the likes of Coppin State, Akron and Hawaii. Like the Ducks, Oregon State shoots very well from the field (49.7 percent), but they allow almost as many points as they score.

Oregon State is gigantic. Five players check in at 6-foot-10 or taller including freshman seven-footer Cheikh N’diaye. As a unit, Oregon State blocks 4.6 shots per game.

But with so much size and lights-out shooting, what’s the Beavers’ biggest problem? Turnovers.

Oregon State is tied for 288th in the country in turnover margin at -1.9, due in part to nine underclassmen and Roberto Nelson, who turns the ball over almost three times per game.

Who to watch

Oregon: If there was such thing as a the sixth man of the year, Jason Calliste would be a top candidate. The senior transfer hasn’t started a game this season, but is a superb all-around players who always makes veteran decisions and few mistakes. Calliste is fourth on the team in scoring (11 points per game), and leads the team in free-throw shooting (88.8 percent) and three-point shooting (56.1 percent). Transfers Joseph Young and Mike Moser have been standouts for Oregon, leading the team in scoring at 18.8 and 14.6 points per game, respectively. Both players consistently shoot well and fill it up from outside. Moser also pulls down a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game.

Oregon State: Roberto Nelson is Oregon State’s best player by far. The guard leads his team in scoring with 21.4 points per game. He takes an absurd amount of shots, but also draws a ton of fouls and converts at the line 87.8 percent of the time.

One of the big men, Eric Moreland, recently came off a suspension and is averaging 9.3 in both points and rebounds in his first four games. Other major contributors are Devon Collier, who’s shooting 62.7 percent from the field and the 6-foot-10 Aussie, Angus Brandt.

Keys for Victory:

Oregon

Force turnovers. Oregon State will make shots but can’t hang on to the ball. Playing aggressive defense won’t hurt the Ducks in this case.

Oregon State

Play big. Several Beavers dwarf every Duck, so if Oregon State can find a way to penetrate inside and take advantage of the mismatch, they’ll likely fare better. Much of it will depend on Nelson’s willingness to give up his own shots, though he does average four assists per game.