Beavers Look To Bounce Back Tuesday

Tuesday, November 22

Tulsa, OK

6:00 PM

Oregon State

Tulsa

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

November 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Oregon State Game Notes

By: Oregon State Communications

THE GAME: Oregon State (2-2) is back on the road for a matchup against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-2) at 6 p.m. PT (8 p.m. CT) on Tuesday at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPNews with Alex Faust and Bryndon Manzer calling the action. It can also be watched online 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. Dam City Classic tickets will be included for all Oregon State men's basketball season ticket holders, giving fans a total of 19 games to watch in Corvallis and Portland during the 2016-17 season (including the exhibition game).

QUICKLY: The eight players who didn't return played a combined 622 games at Oregon State; the nine returning players played a combined 232 games for the Beavers entering this season ... Tres Tinkle was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after averaging 23.0 points and 13.5 rebounds in wins over Prairie View A&M and UTSA ... Tinkle leads the team in scoring (17.8) and assists (3.0) and is second in rebounding (9.5), steals (1.0) and blocked shots (1.0) ... Drew Eubanks and Cheikh N'diaye both have at least one blocked shot in every game this season ... Gligorije Rakocevic had career highs with 12 points and seven rebounds at Nevada ... Eubanks (20-for-35), N'diaye (6-for-7) and Rakocevic (8-for-13) are a combined 61.8 percent (34-for-55) from the field ... Oregon State has more turnovers than its opponent in all four games this season; the Beavers had more turnovers than their opponent in only five of the 32 games last season ... Wayne Tinkle needs four more wins to reach 200 in his career ... Stephen Thompson Jr. missed the last three games with an injury to his left foot.

vs. TULSA: Oregon State and Tulsa meet for the third time with the series tied, 1-1.

The Golden Hurricane won the first matchup, 59-57, on Dec. 23, 1998 at the Pearl Harbor Classic in Laie, Hawai'i. Tulsa built a 39-21 halftime lead before a second-half Beaver rally fell just short. Deaundra Tanner was the lone Oregon State player in double figures with 22 points. Michael Ruffin had a double-double for Tulsa with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Marcus Hill and Greg Harrington each added 10 points.

The Beavers won last year, 76-71, on Dec. 19 at the Far West Classic Invite at the Moda Center in Portland. Tulsa built a 10-point lead, but the Beavers outscored the Golden Hurricane 48-37 in the second half for the comeback win. Gary Payton II had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Olaf Schaftenaar and Malcolm Duvivier added 11 points apiece to lead the Beavers. Rashad Smith scored a game-high 20 points for Tulsa.

RECRUITING CLASS: The 2017 class includes Zach Reichle, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound guard from Wilsonville, Ore., and Ethan Thompson, a 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard from Los Angeles, Calif.

Reichle attends Wilsonville High School and is rated the No. 1 player in Oregon for the upcoming season and a three-star recruit by ESPN. Last season he was a unanimous selection for 5A State Player of the Year.

Thompson attends Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif., where he is a consensus four-star recruit and ranked No. 51 in the ESPN 100, making him the highest-rated player in program history.

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