Thursday, January 11
Corvallis, OR
8:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Stanford
Beavers Slated to Host Cardinal in Thursday Tilt
January 08, 2024 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â The Oregon State men's basketball team will return home on Thursday for a matchup with Stanford.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on ESPN2
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 mark Oregon State's only contest this week. Following their game vs. Stanford the Beavers will not play again until Thursday Jan. 18 ... Oregon State and Stanford are even in their all-time series with 76 wins apiece ... Jordan Pope and Tyler Bilodeau finished with 11 points apiece when the Cardinal visited Gill Coliseum last season ... The Beavers are 8-2 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 4-0 when scoring over 80 ... Jordan Pope has gone over 20 points in three consecutive games, making him the first Beaver to do so since Jarod Lucas in December of 2021 and the first Oregon State player to go over 20 in three-straight conference games since Tres Tinkle in 2018-19 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage ... Oregon State trailed Washington at halftime on Saturday, snapping a streak of four-straight games leading at the half ... 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 seventh in the nation in sophomore scoring and is third amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Oregon State is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor in its four conference games, and has shot 43 percent or better in three of those four contests ... Oregon State has turned the ball over just 15 times over its last two games, recording its two lowest-turnover contests of the season
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- 73.8 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 62.4 percent of the Beavers' total scoring has come from the team's sophomore class.
- Oregon State has won 12 of its last 16 home games, and is a combined 19-8 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in eight of 10 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 8-2 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.
- 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 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.1 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 101-58 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.
LAST WEEK: Here are some quick-hitters about last week's games against Washington State and Washington
- Jordan Pope amassed a total of 49 points over the two games, going 18-for-33 from the floor
- Dexter Akanno did not play in Thursday's contest due to a foot injury, and was a game-time decision on Saturday.
- Oregon State shot a total of 26 free throws over the course of the two games, after entering the week averaging 22.7 free throws per game
TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on ESPN2
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 mark Oregon State's only contest this week. Following their game vs. Stanford the Beavers will not play again until Thursday Jan. 18 ... Oregon State and Stanford are even in their all-time series with 76 wins apiece ... Jordan Pope and Tyler Bilodeau finished with 11 points apiece when the Cardinal visited Gill Coliseum last season ... The Beavers are 8-2 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 4-0 when scoring over 80 ... Jordan Pope has gone over 20 points in three consecutive games, making him the first Beaver to do so since Jarod Lucas in December of 2021 and the first Oregon State player to go over 20 in three-straight conference games since Tres Tinkle in 2018-19 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage ... Oregon State trailed Washington at halftime on Saturday, snapping a streak of four-straight games leading at the half ... 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 seventh in the nation in sophomore scoring and is third amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Oregon State is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor in its four conference games, and has shot 43 percent or better in three of those four contests ... Oregon State has turned the ball over just 15 times over its last two games, recording its two lowest-turnover contests of the season
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- 73.8 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 62.4 percent of the Beavers' total scoring has come from the team's sophomore class.
- Oregon State has won 12 of its last 16 home games, and is a combined 19-8 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in eight of 10 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 8-2 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.
- 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 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.1 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 101-58 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.
LAST WEEK: Here are some quick-hitters about last week's games against Washington State and Washington
- Jordan Pope amassed a total of 49 points over the two games, going 18-for-33 from the floor
- Dexter Akanno did not play in Thursday's contest due to a foot injury, and was a game-time decision on Saturday.
- Oregon State shot a total of 26 free throws over the course of the two games, after entering the week averaging 22.7 free throws per game
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