Oregon State to Host Utah Thursday

Thursday, January 26

Corvallis, OR

8:00 PM

Oregon State

Utah

January 24, 2023 | Men's Basketball

Pac-12 Networks Live Stats Game Notes

By: Athletic Communications

THE GAME: Oregon State will return home on Thursday to take on Utah.

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

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: Oregon State is 18-21 all-time against Utah and 14-3 a Gill Coliseum ... The Beavers have won five of the last seven meetings between the two sides, and three-straight at Gill Coliseum ... Jordan Pope was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week this week, his second honor of the season ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 20 contests ... 160 of OSU's 257 points over the last four games have been scored by freshmen - over 62.3 percent of the team's offensive output ... Oregon State is the second-least experienced Power 5 team in the nation per KenPom's experience rankings ... This week the Beavers will begin a stretch with seven of their next 11 games at Gill Coliseum ... Six of Oregon States first nine Pac-12 games were road contests ... Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj are all amongst the top-10 freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in 13 of his 20 collegiate games ... Glenn Taylor Jr. has scored 10+ points in eight of his last 10 games, including four-straight ... The Beavers made 13 3-pointers Sunday at California, their highest total since hitting 16 vs. Missouri State on Dec. 1, 2018 ... Oregon State's squad features a total of 11 newcomers, eight of which are true freshmen

THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2022-23 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- Oregon State has six players among the top-25 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - 7th, Tyler Bilodeau - 9th, Nick Krass - 23rd, Jayden Stevens - 24th Justin Rochelin - 25th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 47.9 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for over 21 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.
- The Beavers have held their opponents to 36.6 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.6 percent in their losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 57.3 points per game in its eight victories.
- The Beavers are averaging just over 20.6 points per game off the bench this season, the third-best mark in the Pac-12.
- OSU is second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 74.1 percent
- Oregon State is shooting 44.3 percent from the floor at home this season, compared to 41.3 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.4 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.
- 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 Beavers will not play at UCLA or at home vs. Washington State this season a part of the Pac-12 schedule rotation.