Beavers Look For Sweep Saturday Against Buffs
February 05, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (13-8, 4-6 Pac-12) goes for the home sweep of the Mountain schools when it hosts Colorado (17-6, 6-4) at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Oregon with Ted Robinson and Lamar Hurd calling the action and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sideline.
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 became the 22nd men's basketball program to win 1,700 games ... The Beavers have fewer turnovers than their opponent in all 10 Pac-12 games ... Oregon State is 24-5 at Gill Coliseum the past two seasons ... The Beavers are 10-0 (4-0 Pac-12) with more or equal rebounds as their opponent ... Oregon State is 3-0 in games decided by five points or less ... Stephen Thompson Jr. made a career-high six free throws against Utah, including three with 0.1 seconds remaining to win the game ... Olaf Schaftenaar is 6-for-13 from beyond the arc the past two games ... Gary Payton II has seven 20-point games this season after hitting the 20-point mark six times last season ... Payton II leads the Pac-12 with 6.1 assists in conference games ... Tres Tinkle has knocked down at least one 3-pointer in eight consecutive games ... Gligorije Rakocevic has 12 points and 10 rebounds in the last three home games ... Daniel Gomis will miss the Colorado game with a stress fracture in his right shin.
vs. COLORADO: Oregon State and Colorado meet for the 18th time with the Buffaloes holding a 12-5 advantage. Four of Oregon State's five wins in the series have come at Gill Coliseum where they have a 4-2 edge against the Buffs.
Colorado won the first meeting this season, 71-54, on Jan. 13 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. Gary Payton II was spectacular for the Beavers, finishing with 26 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Beavers won at home season, 72-58, on Feb. 21, 2015. Payton II had 24 points and an Oregon State single-game record seven blocked shots. Oregon State also set a single-game team record with 13 blocked shots.
They met again the first round of last year's Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas with Colorado winning 78-71 on March 11, 2015. Malcolm Duvivier and Payton II each scored 17 points and Olaf Schaftenaar made four 3-pointers to finish with 16.
Since Colorado became a member of the Pac-12 in 2011, the Buffaloes have won six of the nine games, including two in the Pac-12 Tournament.
A WIN OVER THE BUFFALOES: If Oregon State defeats Colorado it will improve to 14-8 overall and 5-6 in Pac-12 play. It would also:
- Be Oregon State's first home sweep over the Mountain schools since 2012.
- Be Oregon State's third consecutive Pac-12 home win.
- Be Oregon State's 10th win at Gill Coliseum this season (15-2 last season).
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