
Beavers, Trojans To Battle In Pac-12 Quarterfinals
March 08, 2018 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State will face USC at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Ted Robinson and Bill Walton calling the action and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sideline.
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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.
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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.
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LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.
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QUICKLY: Six of Oregon State's last seven wins in the Pac-12 Tournament came as the lower seed ... Wayne Tinkle is now 2-3 in the Pac-12 Tournament; Oregon State went 8-15 in the tournament before he became the head coach ... Tres Tinkle has scored in double figures in 34 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in Oregon State history ... Drew Eubanks joined Scott Haskin as the only Oregon State players in history with 1,000+ points, 600+ rebounds and 150+ blocked shots ... Stephen Thompson Jr. has scored in double figures in 19 of the last 20 games ... Zach Reichle played a career-high 33 minutes against Washington in the Pac-12 Tournament first round; his previous career high was 19 minutes against Washington State on Feb. 8 ... Reichle tied career highs with seven points and seven rebounds against Washington ... Gligorije Rakocevic and Stephen Thompson Jr. were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team, Tres Tinkle was selected to the Second Team, and Drew Eubanks earned honorable mention recognition.
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Pac-12 Tournament Notes: Oregon State is the No. 10 seed and will face No. 2-seed USC at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals on Thursday:
THREE 1,000-POINT SCORERS: Stephen Thompson Jr., Drew Eubanks and Tres Tinkle all joined the 1,000-point club this season. It's just the third time in program history an Oregon State team had three 1,000-point scorers:
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2017-18: Stephen Thompson Jr. 1,257; Drew Eubanks 1,116; Tres Tinkle 1,026
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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Click on the PDF for the full game notes.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Ted Robinson and Bill Walton calling the action and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sideline.
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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.
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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.
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LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.
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QUICKLY: Six of Oregon State's last seven wins in the Pac-12 Tournament came as the lower seed ... Wayne Tinkle is now 2-3 in the Pac-12 Tournament; Oregon State went 8-15 in the tournament before he became the head coach ... Tres Tinkle has scored in double figures in 34 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in Oregon State history ... Drew Eubanks joined Scott Haskin as the only Oregon State players in history with 1,000+ points, 600+ rebounds and 150+ blocked shots ... Stephen Thompson Jr. has scored in double figures in 19 of the last 20 games ... Zach Reichle played a career-high 33 minutes against Washington in the Pac-12 Tournament first round; his previous career high was 19 minutes against Washington State on Feb. 8 ... Reichle tied career highs with seven points and seven rebounds against Washington ... Gligorije Rakocevic and Stephen Thompson Jr. were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team, Tres Tinkle was selected to the Second Team, and Drew Eubanks earned honorable mention recognition.
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Pac-12 Tournament Notes: Oregon State is the No. 10 seed and will face No. 2-seed USC at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals on Thursday:
- Oregon State is 10-18 all-time in the Pac-12 Tournament; USC is 16-17.
- Oregon State and USC have never faced each other in the Pac-12 Tournament.
- USC has a 3-1 advantage in neutral site meetings in the series.
- The No. 2 seed is 3-1 all-time against the No. 10 seed.
- No. 10 Utah upset No. 2 California, 79-69 in overtime, on March 14, 2013.
- Oregon State has played as the No. 10 seed three previous times:
- March 12, 2008: No. 7 Arizona 87, No. 10 Oregon State 56
- March 12, 2014: No. 7 Oregon 88, No. 10 Oregon State 74
- March 7, 2018: No. 10 Oregon State 69, No. 7 Washington 66 (OT)
- Six of Oregon State's last seven wins in the Pac-12 Tournament came as the lower seed.
- USC has won five straight games in the series, including a sweep this season:
- Jan. 20 in Corvallis: USC 74, Oregon State 67
- Feb. 17 in Los Angeles: USC 72, Oregon State 59
- The Oregon State-USC winner will play the Utah-Oregon winner at 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.
THREE 1,000-POINT SCORERS: Stephen Thompson Jr., Drew Eubanks and Tres Tinkle all joined the 1,000-point club this season. It's just the third time in program history an Oregon State team had three 1,000-point scorers:
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2017-18: Stephen Thompson Jr. 1,257; Drew Eubanks 1,116; Tres Tinkle 1,026
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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Click on the PDF for the full game notes.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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