Beavers to Host No. 7 UCLA Thursday

Thursday, February 9

Corvallis, OR

6:00 PM

Oregon State

UCLA

February 06, 2023 | Men's Basketball

Pac-12 Networks Live Stats Game Notes

By: Athletic Communications

THE GAME: Oregon State returns home to take on No. 5 UCLA on Thursday

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 40-101 all-time vs. UCLA and 29-42 at home ... The Beavers' last win over UCLA came at the 2021 Pac-12 Tournament, and their last win over the Bruins at GIll Coliseum came in the 2018-19 season ... Thursday's ame will mark the only matchup between Oregon State and UCLA this season, as the Beavers will not play at Pauley Pavilion in 2022-23 ... Glenn Taylor Jr. tallied 10 points, five rebounds and three assists the last time Oregon State faced UCLA ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 24 contests ... 286 of OSU's 470 points over the last seven games have been scored by freshmen - over 60.9 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 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 17 of his 24 collegiate games ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage during conference play at 36.5 percent ... 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-30 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, KC Ibekwe 29th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.7 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 36.4 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.5 percent in their losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.7 points per game in its nine victories.
- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 30.1 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 67.3 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.