Beavers To Host Portland State Sunday At Gill Coliseum

Sunday, December 1

Corvallis, OR

3:00 PM

Oregon State

Portland State

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Beavers To Host Portland State Sunday At Gill Coliseum

November 29, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Oregon State Game Notes

By: Oregon State Communications

THE GAME: Oregon State (6-1) opens the month of December with a home game against Portland State (3-4) at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will be will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Rich Burk and Matt Muehlebach 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.

TICKETS: Fans can secure season tickets by visiting this link or calling 541-737-4455. Single game tickets can be purchased at this link.

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 and are 17th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.53) ... Tres Tinkle became the fourth Oregon State player and the 38th Pac-12 player in history to score 1,800 career points (1,806) ... Kylor Kelley leads the Pac-12 and is third in the nation in blocked shots per game (4.29) ... Ethan Thompson has gone 5-for-10 from beyond the arc the last two games; he went 6-for-23 from deep in the first five games ... Zach Reichle (10-for-23) and Alfred Hollins (8-for-20) are shooting a combined 41.9 percent (18-for-43) from beyond the arc; they combined to shoot 28.6 percent (36-for-126) from deep last season. ... Jarod Lucas is shooting a team-best 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from deep ... In six seasons under Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State is 62-14 (6-0 this season) when leading at halftime and 69-7 (6-0 this season) when leading with five minutes to play.

vs. PORTLAND STATE: Oregon State and Portland State meet for the 14th time with the Beavers leading the series 13-0. Nine of the 13 meetings have been played at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis with Oregon State winning those games by an average margin of 18.3 points.

The teams last played on Dec. 12, 2012 at the Stott Center in Portland with the Beavers hanging on for a 79-74 victory. Devon Collier led Oregon State with 23 points, while Joe Burton added 20 and Roberto Nelson finished with 16.

The last time the teams played in Corvallis was Dec. 18, 2011 when the Beavers won 101-68. Six Oregon State players scored in double figures -- Ahmad Starks 17, Angus Brandt 16, Jared Cunningham 15, Devon Collier 14, Roberto Nelson 14, Eric Moreland 10.

CHASING THE GLOVE: Tres Tinkle needs 367 points to pass Gary Payton and become the all-time leading scorer in Oregon State history.

1. Gary Payton (1987-90) -- 2,172
2. Steve Johnson (1977-81) -- 2,035
3. Mel Counts (1962-64) -- 1,973
4. Tres Tinkle (2016-present) -- 1,806
5. Stephen Thompson Jr. (2016-19) -- 1,767
6. Roberto Nelson (2011-14) -- 1,745
7. A.C. Green (1982-85) -- 1,694
8. Charlie Sitton (1981-84) -- 1,561
9. Devon Collier (2011-14) -- 1,489

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