Beavers Set For Sun Devils Thursday In Tempe
January 25, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (12-6, 3-4 Pac-12) heads to the desert this week, beginning with a stop at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe to face Arizona State (11-9, 1-6) at 5:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. MT) on Thursday.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Ted Robinson and Matt Muehlebach calling the action.
For information on how to watch the game online or on a mobile device, click on this link. If you live overseas and want to watch the game, it is available via Eversport or YouTube at this link.
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 has wins over Top 25 teams in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005-2006 ... In conference games, the Beavers lead the Pac-12 in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.317) and assist/turnover margin (1.3) ... The Beavers are second in conference games in field goal percentage defense (.428), steals (7.7) and turnover margin (+4.1) ... Gary Payton II was the only Pac-12 player to make the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Midseason Watch List for the Oscar Robertson Trophy (national player of the year) ... Payton II has as many 20-point games this season (6) as he had all of last season ... Tres Tinkle is averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games as a starter ... Olaf Schaftenaar is 15-for-17 from the free throw line in conference games; his 88.2 percentage is fourth in the Pac-12 ... Malcolm Duvivier is averaging 8.0 points the past three games, while shooting 10-for-21 from the field.
vs. ARIZONA STATE: Oregon State and Arizona State meet for the 84th time with the Sun Devils holding a narrow 42-41 edge in the series. ASU has a 27-12 advantage in games played in Tempe, including seven consecutive wins. The Beavers' last victory at Wells Fargo Arena came on Jan. 13, 2007 (67-59).
The teams split last season with each winning on their home court. Wayne Tinkle picked up his first Pac-12 win on Jan. 8 when the Beavers held ASU to 20 first-half points en route to a 55-47 victory at Gill Coliseum. Malcolm Duvivier led Oregon State with 15 points, while Gary Payton II had 12 and Victor Robbins added 10. Shaquielle McKissic and Eric Jacobsen each had 11 points for ASU.
Arizona State bounced back to win three weeks later, 73-55, on Jan. 28 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Payton II scored a game-high 23 points, while Duvivier added 14 and Jarmal Reid came off the bench to score 13. McKissic led the Sun Devils with 17 points, Gerry Blakes had 12 and Bo Barnes chipped in 11 off the bench.
A WIN OVER THE SUN DEVILS: If Oregon State defeats Arizona State it will improve to 13-6 overall and 4-4 in Pac-12 play. It would also:
- Put Oregon State one game behind last season's record through 19 games. Last season's 14-5 start was its best since the 1989-90 team opened 16-3.
- Be the third time since 1992-93 that Oregon State was 4-4 or better after eight conference games (4-4 in 1998-99; 5-3 last season).
- Be Oregon State's first win over Arizona State in Tempe since 2007 and snap a seven-game road losing streak to the Sun Devils.
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