Beavers Return Home to Face Seattle U

THE GAME: Oregon State will return home on Thursday to face Seattle U at 7:30 p.m.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Oregon

RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action.

LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available at this link.

QUICKLY: Thursday's game will mark the 22nd ever matchup between Oregon State and Seattle U, and the first since the 2010-11 season ... The Beavers are 15-6 in the series and 11-1 at home, but the Redhawks have won the last two meetings ... Four of the 21 meetings between OSU and SU have taken place in the NCAA Tournament (1955, 62, 63, 64)... Four of the Beavers' 10 games this season have been decided by three points or fewer ... Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj are all amongst the top-14 freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in nine of his 10 collegiate games ... Justin Rochelin and Christian Wright both made their Oregon State debuts Sunday at Texas A&M, after missing the first nine games of the season due to injury ... The Beavers have led at halftime in their last three games ... Oregon State is shooting 46.6 percent from the floor at home this season ... Glenn Taylor Jr. was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team last season ... Opponents are shooting 37.4 percent from the floor this season at Gill Coliseum ... Oregon State's squad features a total of 11 newcomers, eight of which are true freshmen ... The Beavers have announced the additions of signees Gavin Marrs and Thomas Ndong. Both will join Oregon State beginning in the 2023-24 season.

THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2022-23 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- Oregon State has five players among the top-24 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - 8th, Tyler Bilodeau - 12th, Jayden Stevens - 23rd, Nick Krass - 24th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 42.6 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for nearly 20 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.
- The Beavers have held their opponents to 35.2 percent shooting from the floor in their four wins, compared to 44.1 percent in their six losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 61 points per game in its four victories.
- The Beavers have shot 50.6 percent over the course of their last three first-halves, a significant increase over the 41.5 percent Oregon State shot in thefirst half of its first seven games.
- Oregon State has led at halftime in each of their last three games
- Oregon State is shooting 46.6 percent from the floor at home this season, compared to 41.7 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- The Beavers opened the season with a 73-70 win over Tulsa, overcoming a 19-point deficit to take the win. OSU came back from 16 down at the break, the largest such comeback since Oregon State erased a 19-point lead against UNLV in 2005.
- The Beavers battled Duke to the wire in its first game of the PK Legacy event, holding the Blue Devils to 26.7 percent shooting in the contest
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.4 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.5 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers made an international trip to Italy this summer, playing three games over the 10-day trip, which included stops in Milan, Como, Venice, Florence and Rome.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bilodeau

Nick Krass

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj

Justin Rochelin

Jayden Stevens

Glenn Taylor Jr.

Christian Wright