Beavers Face Ultimate Test vs. No. 14 Arizona

THE GAME: Oregon State (13-13, 5-9 Pac-12) faces the challenge of knocking off a Top 25 team when it hosts No. 14 Arizona (21-6, 11-3) at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on FS1 with Joe Davis and Casey Jacobsen 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 541-737-2050.

QUICKLY: Oregon State is second in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.469), scoring defense (70.3) and steals (6.9) ... Tres Tinkle is the only Pac-12 player to score in double figures in every game this season; his streak is up to 29 consecutive games dating back to last season ... Stephen Thompson Jr. has played all 40 minutes in each of the last two games ... Thompson Jr. has multiple steals in six consecutive games ... Drew Eubanks leads the Pac-12 in blocked shots in conference games (2.4) ... Alfred Hollins is averaging 16.3 points in the last four games as a starter, while shooting 65.7 percent (23-for-35) from the field and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from beyond the arc ... Kendal Manuel (6-for-13) and Zach Reichle (6-for-15) have combined to shoot 42.9 percent from deep in Pac-12 play ... Wayne Tinkle has two wins over top-25 opposition (58-56 over No. 7 Arizona on Jan. 11, 2015 and 85-70 over No. 21 USC on Jan. 24, 2016); Oregon State had one win over a Top 25 team in the eight years before Tinkle became the head coach.

vs. ARIZONA: Oregon State and Arizona meet for the 84th time with the Wildcats holding a 62-21 advantage, including a 23-15 edge in games played in Corvallis.

The Beavers defeated Arizona in Wayne Tinkle's first season, 58-56, on Jan. 11, 2015 at Gill Coliseum 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, 2015 -- Oregon State 58, No. 7 Arizona 56

TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO: Stephen Thompson Jr. and Drew Eubanks both joined the 1,000-point club this season. If Tres Tinkle reaches the milestone, it would be the third time in program history an Oregon State team had three 1,000-point scorers. Tinkle needs 55 points to join the exclusive club.

2017-18: Stephen Thompson Jr. 1,181; Drew Eubanks 1,041; Tres Tinkle 945
2012-13: Roberto Nelson 1,745; Devon Collier 1,489; Joe Burton 1,009
1980-81: Steve Johnson 2,035; Mark Radford 1,390; Ray Blume 1,288

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Players Mentioned

Drew Eubanks

Alfred Hollins

Kendal Manuel

Zach Reichle

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle

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