Beavers Headed to the Palouse

THE GAME: Oregon State will hit the road on Thursday to take on Washington State

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPNU

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 175-128 all-time against Washington State and 66-81 in Pullman ... Thurday's game will mark the only matchup between the Beavers an Cougars this season, as WSU will not make the trip to Gill Coliseum ... Dexter Akanno played 38 minutes when the Beavers visited Beasley Coliseum last year, scoring 12 points ... Eleven different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 26 contests ... 337 of OSU's 578 points over the last nine games have been scored by freshmen - over 58.3 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 marks the Beavers' final road swing of the regular season, with OSU's final three games slated to be at home ... 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 19 of his 26 collegiate games ... The Beavers held USC to seven percent shooting from 3-point range on Saturday, and 32.1 percent from the floor overall ... 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 - 6th, Tyler Bilodeau - 8th, Nick Krass - 22nd, KC Ibekwe - 24th, Jayden Stevens - 25th, Justin Rochelin - 27th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for 22.4 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 36.0 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.8 percent in their losses.
- OSU is third in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 73.9 percent.
- The Beavers have converted 26 of their last 30 free throws, dating back to the end of last Saturday's game at Arizona.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.8 points per game in its 10 victories.
- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 29.3 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 67.2 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 91-55 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.

SATURDAY VS. USC:
- Oregon State held USC to 32.1 percent shooting in the contest, it's lowest mark in over a calendar year
- The Beavers also limited the Trojans to seven percent shooting from 3-point range, USC's lowest mark since Feb. 4, 2012
- Glenn Taylor Jr. scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half
- KC Ibekwe made his first career start in the contest.

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Players Mentioned

Dexter Akanno

Tyler Bilodeau

KC Ibekwe

Nick Krass

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj

Justin Rochelin

Jayden Stevens

Glenn Taylor Jr.