Friday, November 8
Corvallis, Ore.
7 p.m.
Oregon State
2-0,0-0WCC
76
vs
48
Weber State
1-1,0-0Big Sky
1
2
F
Weber St.
22
26
48
Oregon St.
31
45
76
Tinkle Claims 300th Win as Beavers Blow Past Wildcats
November 08, 2024 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men's basketball team took down Weber State 76-48 Friday evening at Gill Coliseum.
The win marked the 300th career victory for head coach Wayne Tinkle, as the Beavers moved to 2-0 on the season.
Michael Rataj recorded a double-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. Parsa Fallah and Nate Kingz posted identical scoring lines, both finishing with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor.
Josiah Lake II set a career-high with 13 points, as he went 5-for-6 from the floor and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. Damarco Minor tallied eight assists and six rebounds on the night, while Liutauras Lelevicius had six points, five rebounds and five assists.
As a team, the Beavers shot 47.5 percent from the floor and held the Wildcats to 33.3 percent shooting. Oregon State out-scored Weber State 38-16 on point sin the paint.
The Oregon State defense was in full force early on, as the Beavers held the Wildcats without a field goal for the first six minute of the contest, jumping out to a 9-2 lead. Oregon State controlled the opening half from there, holding the Wildcats to 27 percent shooting from the floor to head to the break up 31-22.
Fallah led the Beavers with 14 first half points.
The Beavers exploded out of the locker room in the second half, using a 10-0 second-half run to extend the lead to 20. Oregon State followed that up with a 17-2 run to lock down the blowout victory.
The Beavers will be back at Gill Coliseum Tuesday to face Western Oregon at 8 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Oregon State women's basketball team. The Beaver women will tip off at 5 p.m. that evening, and a ticket for either game will be good for admission to both contests.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The win marked the 300th career victory for head coach Wayne Tinkle, as the Beavers moved to 2-0 on the season.
Michael Rataj recorded a double-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. Parsa Fallah and Nate Kingz posted identical scoring lines, both finishing with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor.
Josiah Lake II set a career-high with 13 points, as he went 5-for-6 from the floor and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. Damarco Minor tallied eight assists and six rebounds on the night, while Liutauras Lelevicius had six points, five rebounds and five assists.
As a team, the Beavers shot 47.5 percent from the floor and held the Wildcats to 33.3 percent shooting. Oregon State out-scored Weber State 38-16 on point sin the paint.
The Oregon State defense was in full force early on, as the Beavers held the Wildcats without a field goal for the first six minute of the contest, jumping out to a 9-2 lead. Oregon State controlled the opening half from there, holding the Wildcats to 27 percent shooting from the floor to head to the break up 31-22.
Fallah led the Beavers with 14 first half points.
The Beavers exploded out of the locker room in the second half, using a 10-0 second-half run to extend the lead to 20. Oregon State followed that up with a 17-2 run to lock down the blowout victory.
The Beavers will be back at Gill Coliseum Tuesday to face Western Oregon at 8 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Oregon State women's basketball team. The Beaver women will tip off at 5 p.m. that evening, and a ticket for either game will be good for admission to both contests.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
Weber
OSU
FG%
.333
.475
3FG%
.280
.375
FT%
.636
1.000
RB
28
37
TO
15
11
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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