Beavers Ready For Challenge From Crusaders
November 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (4-0) returns home for a three-game homestand, beginning with a battle against Valparaiso (5-1) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson and Steve Lavin calling the action.
RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action. It can also be heard online at this link.
LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.
TICKETS: Fans can secure Oregon State men's basketball season tickets and single-game tickets by visiting this link or calling 800-GO-BEAVS. Far West Classic Invite tickets will be included for all Oregon State men's basketball season ticket holders, giving fans a total of 18 games to watch in Corvallis and Portland during the 2015-16 season (including the exhibition game).
For Far West Classic Invite tickets and other information, click on this link.
THE SERIES: This will be the first-ever meeting between Oregon State and Valparaiso.
The Crusaders won 28 games last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years. They were the preseason pick to win the Horizon League after winning the regular season and league tournament titles last season.
Four Valpo players were picked on the preseason All-League teams, led by forward Alec Peters, an All-League selection last season.
QUICKLY: Oregon State looks to start 5-0 for the first time in 29 years; the last time it happened was 1986 when Gary Payton was a freshman ... The Beavers won their first two road games; they went 2-12 away from Gill Coliseum last season ... The last time Oregon State previously won back-to-back road games was 2009 (California, Stanford) ... The Beavers have scored 70-plus points in all four games; they scored 70 or more in seven of 31 games last season ... Oregon State leads the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.418); the Beavers finished last in that category last season (.323) … Malcolm Duvivier (.588), Gary Payton II (.571) and Stephen Thompson Jr. (.550) are 2-3-4 in the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage ... Payton II is third in the nation in total steals (15) and eighth in steals per game (3.8) ... Drew Eubanks is eighth in the nation in field goal percentage (.741) ... Tres Tinkle is second in the Pac-12 in free throws made (28) and free throws attempted (33) … Daniel Gomis has been cleared to practice after missing nearly a month with a broken bone in his left hand.
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