Beavers Going For Sweep Of L.A. Schools

THE GAME: Oregon State (10-4, 2-0 Pac-12) goes for the sweep of the L.A. schools when it hosts UCLA (10-6, 3-0) at 7 p.m. on Sunday at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on FS1 with Aaron Goldsmith 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 leads the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.468) ... The Beavers are 2-0 in Pac-12 play for the third time since 1992-93 (2004-05, 2011-12) ... Oregon State is shooting 75.1 percent from the free throw line; it would be the best percentage in program history (the 1965-66 team shot 75.0 percent) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. is only the second Division I player this season (and 40th since 2010-11) to post at least 34/10/5 in a game; he scored a career-high 34 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists in the win over USC ... Stephen Thompson Jr. needs 13 points to join the 1,500-point club and three 3-pointers to hit 200 in his career ... Kylor Kelley has multiple blocked shots in all 14 games this season; he leads the nation in blocks per game (4.14) ... Ethan Thompson is shooting 47.2 percent (17-for-36) from beyond the arc over the last 10 games ... The Beavers are 8-1 this season when Gligorije Rakocevic plays; they went 2-3 when he was out with a stress fracture in his left foot ... Tres Tinkle missed the USC game with a left ankle injury ... Nine Oregon State players have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

vs. UCLA: Oregon State and UCLA meet for the 135th time with the Bruins holding a 96-38 advantage, including a 40-28 edge in games played in Corvallis.

Oregon State has won five of the last 12 meetings overall after dropping 13 straight between 2006 and 2011. The Beavers hold a 4-2 advantage against the Bruins in their last six games at Gill Coliseum.

The Beavers won the first meeting last season, 69-63, on Jan. 18 at Gill Coliseum. Tres Tinkle led five Oregon State players in double figures with 16 points, while Stephen Thompson Jr. and Drew Eubanks scored 12 apiece, Ethan Thompson added 11 and Seth Berger finished with 10. Aaron Holiday scored 22 to lead the Bruins and Thomas Welsh posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

UCLA won the second meeting last season, 75-68, on Feb. 15 at Pauley Pavilion. Alfred Hollins scored a career-high 24 points, going 7-for-11 from the field, 3-for-5 from deep and 7-for-10 from the free throw line. Stephen Thompson Jr. finished with 13 points and Tres Tinkle added 11 points and seven assists. Aaron Holiday scored 17 points and Thomas Welsh finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds.

Oregon State snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion with an 86-82 victory on March 5, 2016.

A WIN OVER THE BRUINS: If Oregon State defeats UCLA it will improve to 11-4 overall and 3-0 in Pac-12 play. It would also:

Be the first time Oregon State started 3-0 in Pac-12 play since 1992-93.
Equal Oregon State's best overall record through 15 games since the 1989-90 team opened 13-2 (the 2011-12, 2014-15 and 2015-16 teams started 11-4).
Be the third time in five years under Wayne Tinkle that Oregon State won 11 of its first 15 games.

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Players Mentioned

Seth Berger

Drew Eubanks

Alfred Hollins

Kylor Kelley

Gligorije Rakocevic

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle