Beavers To Face Billikens Sunday In St. Louis

THE GAME: Oregon State (6-1) hits the road again, this time to play the Saint Louis Billikens (6-2) at 12:30 p.m. PT on Sunday at the Chaifezt Arena in St. Louis, Mo.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPNU with Chuckie Kempf and Brooke Weisbrod 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 men's basketball season tickets by calling 541-737-2050. For returning ticket holders, season tickets will be $349 for chair back and $199 for bench seats as part of the "Committ2Wayne" plan. All new chair back season tickets will be $384 and new bench season tickets will be $219.

Dam City Classic tickets will be included for all Oregon State men's basketball season ticket holders, giving fans a total of 17 games to watch in Corvallis and Portland during the 2018-19 season.

QUICKLY: With a win, Oregon State will equal its best start through eight games since the 1980-81 team opened 26-0 (the 1984-85 and 1986-87 teams started 7-1) ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in scoring defense (65.0) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. needs 12 points to reach 1,400 in his career and move into the top 10 on Oregon State's career scoring list ... Tres Tinkle is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (20.7), third in rebounding (9.7), tied for fourth in assists (4.6) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (2.1) ... Ethan Thompson is averaging 20.0 points the last two games, while shooting 68.2 percent (15-for-22) from the field and 63.6 percent (7-for-11) from beyond the arc ... Kylor Kelley has blocked multiple shots in seven consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Oregon State history; Scott Haskin holds the record with multiple blocks in nine straight games ... Alfred Hollins (7) and Zach Reichle (5) both had career highs in assists against Missouri State ... Gligorije Rakocevic is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his left foot.

vs. SAINT LOUIS: Oregon State and Saint Louis meet for the fourth time with the Billikens leading the series 2-1.

The teams first played in 1927 (exact date unknown) in St. Louis and the Billikens pulled out a 24-23 win. They met again on Dec. 29, 1966 at the Far West Classic in Portland, which Saint Louis won 64-52. Vince Fritz led the Beavers with 14 points and Loy Petersen added 12. Three Saint Louis players posted double-doubles in the win -- Bob Cole (19 points, 10 rebounds), Rich Niemann (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Eugene Moore (10 points, 12 rebounds).

Oregon State won last season, 63-60, on Dec. 6 at the Dam City Classic at Moda Center in Portland. Tres Tinkle led the Beavers with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Ethan Thompson added 11 points. Jordan Goodwin scored a game-high 22 points in the loss and Davell Roby chipped in 11. The game was tied seven times and there were eight lead changes in a game that was decided in the final seconds.

2019 Recruiting Class: The 2019 class includes Julien Franklin, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound shooting guard from Villa Park, Calif., Gianni Hunt, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound point guard from Torrance, Calif., and Jarod Lucas, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound point guard from Hacienda Heights, Calif.

Franklin attends Villa Park High School in Villa Park, Calif., and is a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247 Sports. Hunt attends Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif., and is a four-star recruit by ESPN. Lucas attends Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif., and is a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247 Sports.

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Players Mentioned

Alfred Hollins

Kylor Kelley

Gligorije Rakocevic

Zach Reichle

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle

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