Thursday, December 21
Corvallis, OR
4:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Idaho State
Beavers Set to Host Idaho State in Nonconference Finale
December 18, 2023 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: The Oregon State men's basketball team will wrap up nonconference play Thursday when Idaho State visits Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on Pac-12 Networks
RADIO:Â 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 7-0 at home this season, and has won 10-straight nonconference home games ... The seven-game home winning streak to start the season is the team's longest since the 2019-20 season ... With a win on Thursday, the Beavers would have their longest home winning streak to open a year since the 2014-15 season ... Oregon State is 2-1 all-time against Idaho State, and 2-0 at Gill Coliseum ... The Beavers' sole defeat to the Bengals came in the 1958-59 season ... The Beavers are 6-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 3-0 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in free throws made this season ... OSU has trailed at halftime in seven-straight games, going 4-3 in those contests ... The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games ... OSU has played a total of five extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12 ... Oregon State has four of the top-nine sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (3rd), Michael Rataj (8th) and KC Ibekwe (9th) Â ... Pope is tied for 25th in the nation in sophomore scoring ... Oregon State has held its opponents to 37.9 percent shooting in its six wins, as opposed to 46.3 percent in its three losses ... Thursday's game will mark the fifth in a string of seven-straight home games for the Beavers ... 73.7 percent of Oregon State total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores ... 60.6 percent of the Beavers' total scoring has come from the team's sophomore class.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- Oregon State has scored first in seven of its 10 games this season
- The Beavers have had their two best 3-point shooting games of the season over their last two contest, including a 7-for-15 (46.7 percent) shooting performance against UTSA on Sunday.
- OSU is shooting 46.4 percent in the second halves and overtime of games this season, compared to 39.1 percent in the first halves of games.
- Oregon State returns 62.5 percent of its minutes played from last season, the third highest total in the Pac-12
- The Beavers are 6-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games. OSU has played a total of five extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12.
- Eleven of the Beavers' first 14 games of the season will be at Gill Coliseum, with the other three being neutral site games.
- Oregon State will not play its first true road game of the season until Jan. 4.
- The Beavers welcome four new scholarship players on to this year's squad - freshmen Gavin Marrs, Thomas Ndong and DaJohn Craig, along with junior-college transfer Nate Meithof. Meithof is expected to miss the season due to injury.
- Stephen Thompson is returning to an assistant coaching role this season, after spending last year as Assistant Athletic Director for Player Development. Former Beaver great Roberto Nelson is taking over Thompson's previous position.
- Oregon State competed in a pair of prestigious neutral-site events during the nonconference season, as the Beavers took on Nebraska at the Sanford Pentagon Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. before heading to Brooklyn for the NIT Season Tip-Off, which also featured Baylor, Florida and Pittsburgh.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.2 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 98-57 at Gill Coliseum under Tinkle's leadership
- The Beavers will not play at Arizona or at home vs. California this season a part of the Pac-12 schedule rotation.
VS. UTSA:Â
- Oregon State shot a season-best 46.7 percent from beyond the arc.
- Four Beavers scored in double-figures.
- Jordan Pope hit a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to lift the Beavers to victory.
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TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on Pac-12 Networks
RADIO:Â 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 7-0 at home this season, and has won 10-straight nonconference home games ... The seven-game home winning streak to start the season is the team's longest since the 2019-20 season ... With a win on Thursday, the Beavers would have their longest home winning streak to open a year since the 2014-15 season ... Oregon State is 2-1 all-time against Idaho State, and 2-0 at Gill Coliseum ... The Beavers' sole defeat to the Bengals came in the 1958-59 season ... The Beavers are 6-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 3-0 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in free throws made this season ... OSU has trailed at halftime in seven-straight games, going 4-3 in those contests ... The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games ... OSU has played a total of five extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12 ... Oregon State has four of the top-nine sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (3rd), Michael Rataj (8th) and KC Ibekwe (9th) Â ... Pope is tied for 25th in the nation in sophomore scoring ... Oregon State has held its opponents to 37.9 percent shooting in its six wins, as opposed to 46.3 percent in its three losses ... Thursday's game will mark the fifth in a string of seven-straight home games for the Beavers ... 73.7 percent of Oregon State total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores ... 60.6 percent of the Beavers' total scoring has come from the team's sophomore class.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- Oregon State has scored first in seven of its 10 games this season
- The Beavers have had their two best 3-point shooting games of the season over their last two contest, including a 7-for-15 (46.7 percent) shooting performance against UTSA on Sunday.
- OSU is shooting 46.4 percent in the second halves and overtime of games this season, compared to 39.1 percent in the first halves of games.
- Oregon State returns 62.5 percent of its minutes played from last season, the third highest total in the Pac-12
- The Beavers are 6-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games. OSU has played a total of five extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12.
- Eleven of the Beavers' first 14 games of the season will be at Gill Coliseum, with the other three being neutral site games.
- Oregon State will not play its first true road game of the season until Jan. 4.
- The Beavers welcome four new scholarship players on to this year's squad - freshmen Gavin Marrs, Thomas Ndong and DaJohn Craig, along with junior-college transfer Nate Meithof. Meithof is expected to miss the season due to injury.
- Stephen Thompson is returning to an assistant coaching role this season, after spending last year as Assistant Athletic Director for Player Development. Former Beaver great Roberto Nelson is taking over Thompson's previous position.
- Oregon State competed in a pair of prestigious neutral-site events during the nonconference season, as the Beavers took on Nebraska at the Sanford Pentagon Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. before heading to Brooklyn for the NIT Season Tip-Off, which also featured Baylor, Florida and Pittsburgh.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.2 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 98-57 at Gill Coliseum under Tinkle's leadership
- The Beavers will not play at Arizona or at home vs. California this season a part of the Pac-12 schedule rotation.
VS. UTSA:Â
- Oregon State shot a season-best 46.7 percent from beyond the arc.
- Four Beavers scored in double-figures.
- Jordan Pope hit a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to lift the Beavers to victory.
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