Beavers Rested And Ready For Sunday's Civil War
December 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (9-2) opens Pac-12 Conference play against Oregon (11-2) at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Gill Coliseum in the 345th edition of the Civil War.
The Civil War Rivalry Series is presented by PacificSource Health Plans, McDonalds, Spirit Mountain Casino and Your Local Ford Stores.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on FS1 with Aaron Goldsmith and Casey Jacobsen 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.
QUICKLY: Oregon State and Oregon meet for the 345th time, making it the most-contested rivalry in college basketball ... The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 185 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history ... Oregon State's 13 days between games (Dec. 21-Jan. 3) is its longest in a season since a 14-day break in 1980 (Dec. 13-Dec. 27) ... Gary Payton II is the only player in the country averaging at least 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game ... Langston Morris-Walker and Olaf Schaftenaar have combined to go 12-for-23 from beyond the arc the past three games ... Tres Tinkle is averaging 16.3 points over the past four games ... Drew Eubanks is third in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.661) and 10th in blocked shots (1.6) ... Oregon State enters conference play with nine wins for the second straight season under Wayne Tinkle ... The Beavers outscored their last two opponents 93-64 in the second half.
THE SERIES: Oregon State and Oregon have played an NCAA-record 344 games with the Beavers holding a 185-159 advantage. Here's a look at the most contested rivalries in college basketball history:
Games -- Opponents (First Year)
344 -- Oregon State vs. Oregon (1903)
299 -- Oregon vs. Washington (1904)
297 -- Oregon State vs. Washington (1904)
292 -- Oregon State vs. Washington State (1907)
289 -- Oregon vs. Washington State (1908)
281 -- Kansas vs. Kansas State (1907)
The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 185 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history (Washington has defeated Oregon 189 times; Kansas has 188 wins over Kansas State). Oregon State has a record of 100-63 against the Ducks in games played in Corvallis.
Wayne Tinkle started five walk-ons, all from the state of Oregon, in last year's Civil War at Gill Coliseum. Two of them -- Matt Dahlen and Justin Stangel -- are still on the team, while AJ Hedgecock, Dylan Livesay and Tanner Sanders played for the Beavers that one season.
BEAVERS vs. DUCKS IN CONFERENCE OPENER: Oregon State and Oregon have met 10 times previously in the Pac-12 opener since the conference expanded in 1978-79. The Beavers won the first two meetings but the Ducks have taken the last eight, including last year's conference-opening game in Eugene.
Dec. 21, 1978 -- Oregon State 85, Oregon 58 (Corvallis)
Dec. 22, 1979 -- Oregon State 75, Oregon 66 (Eugene)
Jan. 6, 1996 -- Oregon 70, Oregon State 59 (Eugene)
Jan. 4, 1997 -- Oregon 91, Oregon State 69 (Corvallis)
Jan. 8, 2000 -- Oregon 67, Oregon State 49 (Corvallis)
Jan. 6, 2001 -- Oregon 84, Oregon State 66 (Eugene)
Dec. 31, 2005 -- Oregon 70, Oregon State 64 (Eugene)
Dec. 30, 2006 -- Oregon 76, Oregon State 73 (Corvallis)
Jan. 6, 2013 -- Oregon 79, Oregon State 66 (Corvallis)
Jan. 3, 2015 -- Oregon 71, Oregon State 59 (Eugene)
A WIN OVER THE DUCKS: If Oregon State defeats Oregon it will improve to 10-2 overall and 1-0 in Pac-12 play. It would also:
- Be the third time since 1994-95 that Oregon State won its Pac-12 opener (2004-05 and 2010-11 were the others).
- Equal Oregon State's best start through 12 games since the 1984-85 opened 11-1 (the 1989-90 and 2011-12 teams started 10-2).
- Be the second time in three seasons the Beavers defeated Oregon at home.
- Be Oregon State's second four-game winning streak of the season.
- Snap a four-game losing streak to the Ducks.
- Give Wayne Tinkle a 2-2 career record against Oregon.
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