Beavers To Face Cal In Pac-12 Quarterfinals
March 10, 2016 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State (19-11, 9-9 Pac-12) will face California (22-9, 12-6) in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
TELEVISION: The game will be televised on FS1 with Joe Davis and Sean Elliott calling the action and Kevin Burkhardt 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.
LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.
QUICKLY: Oregon State snapped a four-game losing streak in the Pac-12 Tournament with its 75-66 over Arizona State in the opening round ... Since Wayne Tinkle took over, Oregon State is 29-5 (16-2 this season) when leading at halftime, 30-2 (16-1 this season) when leading with five minutes to play and 19-1 (9-0 this season) when outrebounding its opponent ... Stephen Thompson Jr. tied Angelo Tsagarakis for the most 3-pointers (45) by a freshman in Oregon State history ... Gligorije Rakocevic scored a career-high six points and tied a career best with five rebounds against Arizona State ... Gary Payton II has at least four steals in eight games this season; he had four in the Pac-12 Tournament win over Arizona State ... The Beavers have fewer or the same number of turnovers than their opponent in 21 of their last 22 games ... Oregon State made a season-high 26 free throws in the Pac-12 Tournament win over Arizona State ... Derrick Bruce is averaging 9.5 points the past two games.
Pac-12 Tournament Notes: Oregon State is the No. 6 seed and takes on the No. 3-seed California Golden Bears at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
- The Beavers are the No. 6 seed, their highest since being the No. 6 seed in 2010 when that tournament included nine teams.
- Oregon State is 9-16 all-time in the Pac-12 Tournament. California is 13-18.
- The No. 6 seed is 5-13 all-time against the No. 3 seed.
- Oregon State and California have met four times previously in the Pac-12 Tournament with the Golden Bears holding a 3-1 advantage. The Beavers won 79-66 in the quarterfinals on March 10, 1989 at the Forum in Los Angeles. Cal won 64-57 in the quarterfinals on March 6, 1987 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, 69-46 on March 13, 2003 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and 70-51 in the first round on March 7, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
- The Beavers are now 2-5 all-time (1-3 Pac-12 Tournament) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The first win came on Dec. 22, 2012 in the first-ever basketball game played at the Grand Garden Arena when they defeated San Diego, 86-79. Oregon State's three Pac-12 Tournament losses came against Colorado (74-68 on March 13, 2013), Oregon (88-74 on March 12, 2014) and Colorado (78-71 on March 11, 2015). The Beavers lost to Oklahoma State (66-53 on Nov. 24) and Auburn (71-69 on Nov. 25) in the MGM Grand Main Event last season.
- Oregon State and California split the season series with each winning at home. Gary Payton II averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals in the two games. Derrick Bruce scored a career-high 11 at Haas Pavilion.
- The Oregon State-California winner will play the winner of No. 2-seed Utah and No. 7-seed USC at 8:45 p.m. on Friday in the semifinals.
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