Platt recorded his second dual meet win of the season, pinning Cory Nelson in 2:34 at 174 pounds. Gardner earned his fourth pin of the season over Kenny Lester at heavyweight in 2:35.
Arizona State jumped to a quick 8-0 lead after a pair of major decisions at 125 and 133 pounds before junior Heinrich Barnes (Pretoria, South Africa) cut the lead in half with a major decision over Chris Drouin, his sixth major decision of the season, at 141 pounds.
Senior Kyle Larson (Hermiston, Ore.) tied things up at eight at 149 pounds with his seventh major decision of the season over Orlando Jimenez, 15-3, holding Jimenez to only escape points.
Adding to the bonus point streak, sophomore 157-pounder Dan Brascetta (Aurora, Colo.) tallied the third major decision for Oregon State, 13-1, over Preston Pruett to boost the Beavers up by four.
Sophomore Keegan Davis (Salem, Ore.) earned the last win for the Beavers at 165 pounds with a 4-2 decision with riding time, knocking off No. 15 Patrick Pitsch with a takedown and escape. All four points came in the final period.
The Beavers improve their overall record to 7-5, 4-2 Pac-10, rebounding after a loss to Cal State Bakersfield last Friday. Arizona State falls to 8-4, 2-4 Pac-10 with the loss.
Oregon State continues its two-meet trip at Boise State on Sunday. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. PT.
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