Beavers Prepared For Thursday’s 354th Civil War

THE GAME: Oregon State (15-12, 5-10 Pac-12) will face No. 14 Oregon (21-7, 10-5 Pac-12) at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene in the 354th edition of the Civil War.

TELEVISION: The game will be will be televised on ESPN2 with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch 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.

TICKETS: Fans can purchase single game tickets at this link.

QUICKLY: Oregon State and Oregon meet for the 354th time, making it the most-contested rivalry in college basketball ... The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 190 times, tied for the second-most wins against a single team in NCAA history ... Tres Tinkle needs 20 points to pass Gary Payton and become the all-time leading scorer in Oregon State history ... Tinkle passed Mel Counts for the most free throws made (547) in Oregon State history ... Ethan Thompson has 29 of the team's 55 assists over the last four games ... Kylor Kelley has 199 career blocked shots, the 10th most in Pac-12 history ... Antoine Vernon hasn't committed a turnover the last 11 games (88 minutes); he has a team-best assist/turnover ratio of 3.17 this season ... Dearon Tucker had six points and two rebounds in eight minutes at Arizona State; he had no points and no rebounds in four minutes total in the first 14 Pac-12 games ... Oregon State is 5-6 against Oregon under Wayne Tinkle; the Beavers were 9-34 against the Ducks the previous 20 years.

vs. OREGON: Oregon State and Oregon have played an NCAA-record 353 games with the Beavers holding a 190-163 advantage. Oregon State has won three straight in the series and four of the last five meetings. The Beavers swept the series last season, their first Civil War sweep since 2009-10.

The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 190 times, tied for the second-most wins against a single team in NCAA history (Kansas has 198 wins over Kansas State; Washington has defeated Oregon 190 times).

Oregon State won the first meeting this season, 63-53, on Feb. 8 at Gill Coliseum. Four Beavers scored in double figures -- Ethan Thompson 15, Kylor Kelley 14, Tres Tinkle 13, Zach Reichle 11.

AMONG THE PAC-12's ELITE: Tres Tinkle needs 20 points to pass Gary Payton and become the all-time leading scorer in Oregon State history. Tinkle is currently eighth on the Pac-12 career scoring list.

1. Don MacLean, UCLA (1989-92) -- 2,608
2. Sean Elliott, Arizona (1986-89) -- 2,555
3. Chasson Randle, Stanford (2012-15) -- 2,375
4. Todd Lichti, Stanford (1986-89) -- 2,336
5. Lew Alcindor, UCLA (1967-69) -- 2,325
6. Adam Keefe, Stanford (1989-92) -- 2,319
7. Gary Payton, Oregon State (1987-90) -- 2,172
8. Tres Tinkle, Oregon State (2016-present) -- 2,153
t9. Reggie Miller, UCLA (1984-87) -- 2,095
t9. Jason Kapono, UCLA (2000-03) -- 2,095

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Players Mentioned

Kylor Kelley

Zach Reichle

Ethan Thompson

Tres Tinkle

Dearon Tucker

Antoine Vernon