Thursday, January 25
Corvallis, OR
8:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Arizona
Beavers Set to Host Arizona Thursday
January 22, 2024 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â The Oregon State men's basketball team will host No. 9 Arizona Thursday at 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: Thursday's game will be Oregon State's Dam Hunger Game. Fans are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation ... The Beavers will honor the 1963 Final Four Team on Saturday when Arizona State visits Gill. Players Rex Benner, Mel Counts, Jim Jarvis, Jim Kraus, Steve Pauly and Frank Peters will be in attendance and will be recognized during the game ... Â Saturday will also be OSU's DamWorthIt game, as the team works to raise awareness for mental health ... The Beavers are 8-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 4-1 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage ... Oregon State has played four overtime games this season, the team's highest total since 2008-09. Overall the Beavers have played a total of six extra periods ... Â Oregon State has led at halftime in each of its last four home games ... The Beavers altered their starting lineup Saturday at Colorado, with Justin Rochelin and Thomas Ndong making their first career starts ... Oregon State has four of the top-10 sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (2nd), KC Ibekwe (8th) and Michael Rataj (9th) ... Pope is tied for 17th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is seventh amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... The Beavers are shooting 45.6 percent in the second half and overtime this season, compared to 40.5 percent in the first half ... Oregon State has turned the ball over 10 or fewer times in four of its last five games.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- 75.3 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 63.2 percent of the Beavers' total scoring coming from the team's sophomore class.
- Oregon State has won 12 of its last 17 home games, and is a combined 19-9 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in nine of 11 home contests this year.
- Oregon State returns 62.5 percent of its minutes played from last season, the third highest total in the Pac-12
- The Beavers are 8-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- The Beavers have gone to overtime in four contests already this season, its highest total since the 2008-09 squad played four overtime games. OSU has played a total of six extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12.
- 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.
- Head coach Wayne Tinkle is six victories away from reaching 300 win in his coaching career.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 101-59 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. ARIZONA: Oregon State and Arizona are meeting for the 95th time with the Wildcats holding a 72-22 advantage, including a 28-16 edge in games played in Corvallis. The Beavers have defeated the Wildcats seven times, all at Gill Coliseum, when Arizona was ranked in the Top 25: Nov. 30, 1989 - Oregon State 84, No. 2 Arizona 61; Jan. 23, 1999 - Oregon State 60, No. 9 Arizona 59; March 2, 2000 - Oregon State 70, No. 3 Arizona 69 (OT); Feb. 21, 2004 - Oregon State 90, No. 14 Arizona 84; Jan. 12, 2006 - Oregon State 75, No. 24 Arizona 65; Jan. 11, 2015 - Oregon State 58, No. 7 Arizona 56; Jan. 12, 2020 - Oregon State 82, No. 24 Arizona 65
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: Thursday's game will be Oregon State's Dam Hunger Game. Fans are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation ... The Beavers will honor the 1963 Final Four Team on Saturday when Arizona State visits Gill. Players Rex Benner, Mel Counts, Jim Jarvis, Jim Kraus, Steve Pauly and Frank Peters will be in attendance and will be recognized during the game ... Â Saturday will also be OSU's DamWorthIt game, as the team works to raise awareness for mental health ... The Beavers are 8-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 4-1 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage ... Oregon State has played four overtime games this season, the team's highest total since 2008-09. Overall the Beavers have played a total of six extra periods ... Â Oregon State has led at halftime in each of its last four home games ... The Beavers altered their starting lineup Saturday at Colorado, with Justin Rochelin and Thomas Ndong making their first career starts ... Oregon State has four of the top-10 sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (2nd), KC Ibekwe (8th) and Michael Rataj (9th) ... Pope is tied for 17th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is seventh amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... The Beavers are shooting 45.6 percent in the second half and overtime this season, compared to 40.5 percent in the first half ... Oregon State has turned the ball over 10 or fewer times in four of its last five games.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- 75.3 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 63.2 percent of the Beavers' total scoring coming from the team's sophomore class.
- Oregon State has won 12 of its last 17 home games, and is a combined 19-9 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in nine of 11 home contests this year.
- Oregon State returns 62.5 percent of its minutes played from last season, the third highest total in the Pac-12
- The Beavers are 8-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- The Beavers have gone to overtime in four contests already this season, its highest total since the 2008-09 squad played four overtime games. OSU has played a total of six extra periods, the program's highest total since 2011-12.
- 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.
- Head coach Wayne Tinkle is six victories away from reaching 300 win in his coaching career.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 101-59 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. ARIZONA: Oregon State and Arizona are meeting for the 95th time with the Wildcats holding a 72-22 advantage, including a 28-16 edge in games played in Corvallis. The Beavers have defeated the Wildcats seven times, all at Gill Coliseum, when Arizona was ranked in the Top 25: Nov. 30, 1989 - Oregon State 84, No. 2 Arizona 61; Jan. 23, 1999 - Oregon State 60, No. 9 Arizona 59; March 2, 2000 - Oregon State 70, No. 3 Arizona 69 (OT); Feb. 21, 2004 - Oregon State 90, No. 14 Arizona 84; Jan. 12, 2006 - Oregon State 75, No. 24 Arizona 65; Jan. 11, 2015 - Oregon State 58, No. 7 Arizona 56; Jan. 12, 2020 - Oregon State 82, No. 24 Arizona 65
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