Beavers To Battle Arizona Saturday In Tucson

THE GAME: Oregon State (11-5, 3-1 Pac-12) will battle the Arizona Wildcats (13-5, 4-1) at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday at McKale Center in Tucson.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton and Don MacLean calling the action.

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 YouTube at this link.

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 outscoring its opponents 564-420 in the paint and 170-93 on fast break points ... The Beavers are 10-0 when scoring more than 70 points; 1-5 when scoring less than 70 ... Since 2000 there have been three times an Oregon State player has posted 30-10 double-doubles -- Tres Tinkle vs. Fresno State on Nov. 25, 2016 (31 points, 10 rebounds); Tres Tinkle vs. Penn on Nov. 19, 2018 (32 points, 12 rebounds); Stephen Thompson Jr. vs. USC on Jan. 10, 2019 (34 points, 10 rebounds) ... Tres Tinkle has scored in double figures in 50 consecutive games; it ties him with Gary Payton for the second-longest streak in Oregon State history ... Stephen Thompson Jr. needs one 3-pointer to reach 200 in his career ... Ethan Thompson is third in the Pac-12 with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.1 (17-8) in league games ... Ethan Thompson is averaging 15.3 point and shooting 46.9 percent from beyond the arc over the last 11 games ... Kylor Kelley continues to lead the nation in blocked shots per game (4.0); his Oregon State record of multiple blocked shots in consecutive games ended at 15 when he got one at Arizona State.

vs. ARIZONA: Oregon State and Arizona meet for the 85th time with the Wildcats holding a 63-21 advantage, including a 34-6 edge in Tucson. The Beavers have won once in Tucson since 1983 (63-55 on Feb. 13, 2010).

Arizona won both games last season. The first was 62-53 on Jan. 11 in Tucson when the Wildcats were ranked No. 17 in the nation. Tres Tinkle led Oregon State with 18 points and nine rebounds. Stephen Thompson Jr. was the only other Beaver in double figures with 12. Allonzo Trier scored a game-high 21 points.

The second was an overtime thriller on Feb. 22 in Corvallis, which the Wildcats won 75-65 when they were No. 14 in the nation. Ethan Thompson had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Beavers. Tres Tinkle finished with 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, Deandre Ayton led Arizona with 19 points and 12 boards.

Arizona has won five straight games in the series and 12 of the last 13.

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).

A WIN OVER THE WILDCATS: If Oregon State defeats Arizona it will improve to 12-5 overall and 4-1 in Pac-12 play. It would also:

Equal Oregon State's best overall record through 17 games since the 1989-90 team opened 15-2 (the 2014-15 team started 12-5 in Wayne Tinkle's first season).
Be Oregon State's best Pac-12 start through five games since the 1992-93 team opened 5-0.
Be Oregon State's first win over Arizona in Tucson since 2010 and just the second since 1983.

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Players Mentioned

Kylor Kelley

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle