Beavers Prepared For Second Half Of Pac-12 Play
February 01, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (12-8, 3-6 Pac-12) begins the second half of Pac-12 play with a home game against Utah (17-5, 6-3) at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Roy Philpott and Adrian Branch calling the action. It is also available on WatchESPN 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 leads the Pac-12 with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.3 in conference games ... Gary Payton II was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award (nation's top point guard) ... Payton II is averaging 7.0 assists the past four games ... In four games as a starter, Tres Tinkle is averaging a team-high 15.3 points ... Tinkle has knocked down multiple 3-pointers in five consecutive games and has at least one triple in seven straight games, the longest current streak on the team ... Olaf Schaftenaar tied a career high with four 3-pointers at Arizona ... Daniel Gomis had season highs with four rebounds and 24 minutes at Arizona ... Langston Morris-Walker (569), Olaf Schaftenaar (556) and Malcolm Duvivier (556) all reached the 500-point mark in their Oregon State careers this season ... In the nine Pac-12 games, Oregon State's seven scholarship upperclassmen have scored 316 points, while the five freshmen have scored 299 points.
vs. UTAH: Oregon State and Utah meet for the 27th time in history with the Utes leading the series 16-10. The home team has dominated the series with the Beavers holding a 9-2 advantage in Corvallis and Utah owning a 12-1 clip in games played in Salt Lake City. The Utes own a pair of neutral site victories, including a 70-64 win on March 12, 1966 in the NCAA Tournament West Regional Final in Los Angeles and a 69-61 win on Dec. 20, 1997 at the Rose Garden in Portland when Utah was ranked seventh in the nation.
Since becoming a member of the Pac-12 in 2012, Utah leads the series, 4-3, with Oregon State winning the first three games and the Utes taking the last four.
Utah won the first meeting between the teams this season, 59-53, on Jan. 17 in Salt Lake City. The Beavers built a 14-point first-half lead, before the Utes rallied for the win. Gary Payton II and Tres Tinkle led Oregon State with 11 points apiece.
The teams played a defensive battle in their lone meeting last season with Utah winning 47-37. It ended a 14-0 start at Gill Coliseum for Oregon State.
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