Beavers to Host Trojans Saturday

THE GAME: The Oregon State men's basketball team will wrap up a seven-game homestand Saturday when it takes on USC

TELEVISION: The game will be carried 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 defeated USC 61-58 last season at Gill, snapping a four-game losing streak vs. the Trojans ... The Beavers' last three matchups with USC have been decided by three points or fewer ... The Beavers are 7-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 3-0 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage ... Oregon State has led at halftime in back-to-back games, snapping a streak of seven-straight games trailing at the intermission ... The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games ... Oregon State has four of the top-nine sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (5th), Michael Rataj (8th) and KC Ibekwe (9th) ... Pope is tied for 20th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is eighth amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Oregon State has held its opponents to 37.6 percent shooting in its eight wins, as opposed to 44.2 percent in its three losses ... The Beavers will hit the road next week, with Thursday's contest at Washington State marking their first true road game of the season ... Oregon State is shooting 47.6 percent from the floor over its last four games ... 71.4 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores ... 59.4 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 won 11 of its last 15 home games, and is a combined 18-8 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in seven of nine home contests this year.
- The Beavers shot 37.5 percent or better from beyond the arc over their last four games, posting a combined percentage of 41.4 percent over that span.
- OSU is shooting 46.7 percent in the second halves and overtime of games this season, compared to 40.6 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 7-1 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 has held opponents to 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.1 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 100-58 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 USC: Here are some quick-hitters about recent matchups between OSU and USC
- Dexter Akanno finished with 17 points and six assists in Oregon State's win over USC at Gill last season
- Oregon State's last three matchups with the Trojans have been decided by three points or fewer.
- The Beavers held USC to 32.1 percent shooting from the floor and 7.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc at Gill last season

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Players Mentioned

Dexter Akanno

Tyler Bilodeau

DaJohn Craig

KC Ibekwe

Nate Kingz

Gavin Marrs

Thomas Ndong

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj