Thursday, February 2
Tempe, AZ
5:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Arizona State
Beavers Headed to Desert for Thursday Clash with Sun Devils
January 30, 2023 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will hit the road Thursday to face Arizona State
TELEVISION:Â 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 44-52 all-time against Arizona State and 12-33 in Tempe ... ASU took a five-point win when the twosides met earlier this year. The Beavers led that contest by as many as 16 ... Michael Rataj scored 17 points in OSU's previous matchup with the Sun Devils ... Jordan Pope was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week this week. It was his league-leading third award of the year ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 21 contests ... 221 of OSU's 361 points over the last five games have been scored by freshmen - over 61.2 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 will mark the Beavers' penultimate road trip of the regular season. After this week, Oregon State will have five of its next seven 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 15 of his 22 collegiate games ... The Beavers have held opponents to an average of 57.5 points over their last four games ... 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 - 8th, Nick Krass - 21st, Jayden Stevens - 24th  Justin Rochelin - 26th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for over 23.7 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.
- Oregon State is 8-3 this season when it pulls down as many or more rebounds than their opponent
- The Beavers have held their opponents to 36.4 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.3 percent in their losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.7 points per game in its nine victories.
- OSU is second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 74.3 percent
- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 28.6 percent shooting from 3-point range during the second half of games this season.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.1 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 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.
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TELEVISION:Â 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 44-52 all-time against Arizona State and 12-33 in Tempe ... ASU took a five-point win when the twosides met earlier this year. The Beavers led that contest by as many as 16 ... Michael Rataj scored 17 points in OSU's previous matchup with the Sun Devils ... Jordan Pope was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week this week. It was his league-leading third award of the year ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 21 contests ... 221 of OSU's 361 points over the last five games have been scored by freshmen - over 61.2 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 will mark the Beavers' penultimate road trip of the regular season. After this week, Oregon State will have five of its next seven 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 15 of his 22 collegiate games ... The Beavers have held opponents to an average of 57.5 points over their last four games ... 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 - 8th, Nick Krass - 21st, Jayden Stevens - 24th  Justin Rochelin - 26th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for over 23.7 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.
- Oregon State is 8-3 this season when it pulls down as many or more rebounds than their opponent
- The Beavers have held their opponents to 36.4 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.3 percent in their losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.7 points per game in its nine victories.
- OSU is second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 74.3 percent
- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 28.6 percent shooting from 3-point range during the second half of games this season.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.1 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 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.
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