Beavers Look To Sweep UCLA Thursday In L.A.

THE GAME: Oregon State (16-8, 8-4 Pac-12) goes for the season sweep over UCLA (13-13, 6-7 Pac-12) when the teams meet at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on FS1 with Tim Brando 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 has its best conference record through 12 games since the 1989-90 team started 11-1 ... The Beavers are 61-6 (14-0 this season) when leading with five minutes to play in five seasons under Wayne Tinkle ... Oregon State is 15-1 this season when scoring more than 70 points; 1-7 when scoring less than 70 ... Stephen Thompson Jr. (1,659) and Tres Tinkle (1,500) are sixth and eighth, respectively, on Oregon State's career scoring list ... Thompson Jr. has scored 20-plus points in five of the last seven games ... Tinkle is the only player in the Pac-12 in the top 10 in the league in scoring (second, 20.1), rebounding (fifth, 7.6), assists (eighth, 4.1) and steals (second, 1.7) ... Ethan Thompson has gone 11-for-11 from the free throw line the last two games ... Thompson has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 14 games ... Kylor Kelley has multiple blocked shots in 20 of the 24 games ... Gligorije Rakocevic has blocked five shots the last three games; he had two blocks in his first 16 games of the season ... Zach Reichle has at least one steal in a career-best five consecutive games.

vs. UCLA: Oregon State and UCLA meet for the 136th time with the Bruins leading the series, 96-39, including a 54-8 record in games played in Los Angeles.

The Beavers won the first meeting this season, 79-66, on Jan. 13 at Gill Coliseum. Stephen Thompson Jr. and Ethan Thompson had matching stat lines with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Tres Tinkle and Kylor Kelley scored 14 points apiece and Alfred Hollins added 11 off the bench.

The Beavers snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion three years ago with an 86-82 victory on March 5, 2016. Thompson Jr. scored 23 points, all in the second half, to lead the Beavers. Oregon State's other road wins in the series came in 1924, 1958, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 2003.

Oregon State has swept UCLA in a home-road series four times -- 1957-58, 1980-81, 1983-84 and 1987-88.

A WIN OVER THE BRUINS: If Oregon State defeats UCLA it will improve to 17-8 overall and 9-4 in Pac-12 play. It would also:

Be the first time Oregon State swept UCLA in a season since 1987-88 (65-64 on Jan. 7 in Los Angeles; 73-68 on Feb. 7 in Corvallis).
Equal Oregon State's most conference wins since the 1989-90 team went 15-3 (the 1992-93 and 2015-16 teams finished 9-9).
Be the first time Oregon State won four conference road games in a season since 1992-93.
Be the first time Oregon State won three consecutive conference road games since 2002-03.
Be the third time in five seasons under Wayne Tinkle that Oregon State has won at least 17 games; the Beavers won 17-plus games three times in the 24 seasons before Tinkle became the head coach.

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Players Mentioned

Alfred Hollins

Kylor Kelley

Gligorije Rakocevic

Zach Reichle

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle