Beavers Set to Host Portland on Thursday

THE GAME: Oregon State (2-2) will face Portland (3-1) Thursday evening at Gill Coliseum.

TELEVISION: The game will be will be televised on Pac-12 Networks with Rich Burk and Lamar Hurd on the call.

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.

QUICKLY: Oregon State is 21-4 in nonconference home games since the start of the 2017-18 campaign ... Oregon State leads the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage at 39.7 percent ... The Beavers also lead the conference in blocks with an average of 5.8 rejections per contest ... The Beavers are 20th in the nation in blocks per game ... Oregon State has held the lead at halftime in all four of its games this season ... OSU has outrebounded all four of its opponents in 2020-21 ... Nine of the Beavers' first 10 games of the season are slated to be home games. Oregon State will not play another road contest until Jan. 6 ... Ethan Thompson has started all 98 games in his Oregon State career, placing him seventh in Oregon State history. Thompson needs one more start to move into a tie with Earl Martin for sixth ... Wayne Tinkle currently sits fourth in Oregon State history with 95 career wins ... The Beavers will play 20 Pac-12 Conference games this season, as part of the league's new scheduling protocol.

vs. PORTLAND: Thursday's game will mark the 71st all-time meeting between Oregon State and Portland. The Beavers hold a 53-17 advantage in the series, including a 30-3 mark in Corvallis. The two sides last met in the 2016-17 season at the Moda Center. The Beavers and Pilots last went head-to-head at Gill Coliseum in the 2013-14 campaign. The last four meetings between the two sides have been decided by 10 points or less.

No current Oregon State player has played against the Pilots.

THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2020-21 Oregon State men's basketball team:
The Beavers are 24-11 at Gill Coliseum since the start of the 2018-19 season.
Oregon State is 53-27 at Gill Coliseum during Wayne Tinkle's tenure as head coach.
The Beavers will play their next six games at home, giving them nine of their first 10 games at Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State is 24-0 since the start of 2017-18 when scoring 80-plus points (6-0 in 2017-18; 7-0 in 2018-19; 10-0 in 2019-20, 1-0 in 2020-21).
In seven seasons under Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State is 72-19 (2-2 this season) when leading at halftime and 80-10 (2-1 this season) when leading with five minutes to play.
Dashawn Davis, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard from the Bronx, N.Y., signed a National Letter of Intent to join the program next season. He is the No. 7 rated Junior College prospect in the nation according to 247 Sports, and will join OSU from Trinity Valley Community College.
Oregon State is slated as the host institution for the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and 2026 at Moda Center.

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Ethan Thompson