Beavers Face Ultimate Test vs. No. 5 Arizona

THE GAME: Oregon State (4-18, 0-9 Pac-12) faces the challenge of knocking off a Top 5 team when it hosts No. 5 Arizona (20-2, 9-0) at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams calling the action.

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 single-game tickets by visiting this link or calling 800-GO-BEAVS.

QUICKLY: Oregon State's last win over a Top 5 team came on March 2, 2000 when Deaundra Tanner hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to upset No. 3 Arizona, 70-69 ... Oregon State will play two Top 5 teams (No. 2 UCLA, No. 5 Arizona) at home in a season for the first time since 1999-00 (No. 3 Stanford, No. 3 Arizona) ... In the last two games, the Beavers averaged 78.0 points, while shooting 52.4 percent from the field; in the first seven Pac-12 games, they averaged 56.6 points, while shooting 39.7 percent from the field ... Drew Eubanks has at least one blocked shot in 17 consecutive games, just three games short of tying the Oregon State record ... Stephen Thompson Jr. and JaQuori McLaughlin combined to go 14-for-24 from beyond the arc and 20-for-24 from the free throw line in the last two games ... Thompson Jr. is third in the Pac-12 in scoring in conference games (19.3) ... McLaughlin needs six more 3-pointers to break the Oregon State freshman record of 48 set last season by Thompson Jr. ... Tres Tinkle (wrist) and Cheikh N'diaye (shoulder) are out indefinitely with injuries.

vs. ARIZONA: Oregon State and Arizona meet for the 82nd time with the Wildcats holding a 60-21 advantage, including a 22-15 edge in games played in Corvallis.

The Beavers defeated Arizona the last time the teams played in Corvallis, 58-56, on Jan. 11, 2015 when the Wildcats were ranked No. 7 in the nation. It was their first win over a Top 10 team since March 2, 2000 (70-69 over No. 3 Arizona).

Oregon State has defeated the Wildcats six times, all at Gill Coliseum, when Arizona was ranked in the Top 25:

Nov. 30, 1989 -- Oregon State 84, No. 2 Arizona 61
Jan. 23, 1999 -- Oregon State 60, No. 9 Arizona 59
March 2, 2000 -- Oregon State 70, No. 3 Arizona 69 (OT)
Feb. 21, 2004 -- Oregon State 90, No. 14 Arizona 84
Jan. 12, 2006 -- Oregon State 75, No. 24 Arizona 65
Jan. 11, 2014 -- Oregon State 58, No. 7 Arizona 56

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Players Mentioned

Drew Eubanks

JaQuori McLaughlin

Cheikh N'diaye

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle