Beavers Look To Bounce Back Saturday Against Cal
January 07, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12) looks to get back to its winning ways when it hosts the California Golden Bears (12-4, 2-1) at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Roxy Bernstein and Bill Walton calling the action and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sideline.
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.
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.
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: With a win, Oregon State will be off to its best start through 14 games since 1989-90 when Gary Payton was a senior and the Beavers last advanced to the NCAA Tournament ... Olaf Schaftenaar has made at least one 3-pointer in 12 consecutive games, equaling the longest streak of his career ... Gary Payton II is the only player in the Pac-12 in the top 10 in scoring (16.8, sixth), rebounding (8.1, ninth), assists (5.2, third) and steals (2.4, first) ... Payton II is averaging two more assists this season (5.2) than he did last season (3.2) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. has gone 5-for-10 from beyond the arc the past two games ... Tres Tinkle is averaging 15.3 points over the past six games ... Drew Eubanks has at least one blocked shot in nine of the past 10 games ... Oregon State is 6-0 when four or more players score in double figures ... The Beavers have made as many 3-pointers as their opponents (90) with 63 less attempts (235-298).
THE SERIES: Oregon State and California meet for the 144th time in history with the Golden Bears holding an 82-61 advantage, including a 35-33 edge in games played in Corvallis. Cal has won five straight games in the series, the Beavers' longest current losing streak to Pac-12 opponents.
Since Oregon State swept the series in 2008-09, Cal has won eight of the last 10 games. The two Beaver wins during that stretch came at Gill Coliseum -- 80-64 on Feb. 18, 2010 and 92-85 on Jan. 5, 2012.
The teams played only once last season. California used an 18-0 second half run to pull away and win 73-56 on March 1, 2015 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. Malcolm Duvivier led the Beavers with 18 points and a career-high eight rebounds.
The Golden Bears won the three games before last season by an average of three points (71-68 and 60-59 in 2013; 88-83 in 2014). When the teams last played at Gill Coliseum, on Jan. 11, 2014, Cal scored 53 second-half points to battle back from a 14-point deficit and win, 88-83.
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