Beavers To Host Trojans on Saturday

THE GAME: Oregon State will remain at home Saturday to take on USC

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 67-79 all-time against USC and 42-33 at Gill Coliseum ... The last time the Beavers and Trojans met, OSU led by as many as 11 and held the lead for 31:34 of game time, before USC took the win 63-62 ... Four Beavers scored in double-figures against USC, led by Dexter Akanno with 17 points six assists ... OSU shot 45.5 percent from 3-point range in that contest ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 25 contests ... 314 of OSU's 517 points over the last eight games have been scored by freshmen - over 60.7 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 ... Oregon State will have four of its next six 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-nine freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in 18 of his 25 collegiate games ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage during conference play at 35.8 percent ... The Beavers went a perfect 10-for-10 from the stripe on Thursday and have now made 11-straight free throws as a team ... 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 seven players among the top-27 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - t6th, Tyler Bilodeau - 8th, Nick Krass - 21st, Jayden Stevens - 24th, KC Ibekwe - 26h, Justin Rochelin - 27th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.5 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for 22.5 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 45.8 percent in their losses.
- OSU is second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 73.7 percent.
- The Beavers have converted 11-straight free throws, dating back to Saturday's game vs. Arizona
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.7 points per game in its nine victories.
- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 29.8 percent shooting from 3-point range during the second half of games this season.
- 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 90-55 at Gill Coliseum under Tinkle's leadership
- 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.

LAST TIME VS. USC:
- Oregon State led by 11 points at halftime, and by four with five minutes to play, before USC took the one-point win
- Dexter Akanno led four Beavers in double-figures with 17 points (Pope 11, Taylor 11, Andela 10)
- Oregon State shot 56 percent from the floor and 50 percent from three in the first half

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Players Mentioned

Dexter Akanno

Tyler Bilodeau

KC Ibekwe

Nick Krass

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj

Justin Rochelin

Jayden Stevens