Beavers Headed to Berkeley for Thursday Tilt`

THE GAME: The Oregon State men's basketball team hits the road Thursday to take on California.

TELEVISION: The game will be carried 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 69-91 all-time against Cal, but the Beavers have won two-straight in the series and seven of the last 10 ... OSU won 68-48 when it made the trip to Cal last season. Jordan Pope led the way with 19 points in that games ... The Beavers are 10-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 6-1 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage defense ... OSU is third in the conference in scoring defense ... 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 ... Oregon State has four of the top-14 sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (2nd), Michael Rataj (8th) and KC Ibekwe (14th) ... Pope is tied for 19th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is fourth amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Pope is sixth in the Pac-12 in points per game and sixth in 3-pointers made per game ... Oregon State turned the ball over seven times against Oregon on Saturday, matching their lowest total of the season ... The Beavers and Ducks combined for zero bench points in that game.

THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- 78.5 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 68.1 percent of the Beavers' total scoring coming from the team's sophomore class.
- Oregon State has won 14 of its last 22 home games, and is a combined 21-12 at Gill over the last two seasons
- The Beavers have topped 70 points in 11 of 16 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 10-3 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- Oregon State has shot 70 percent or better from the free throw stripe in seven-straight seasons
- 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 four victories away from reaching 300 wins in his coaching career.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.4 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers are 103-62 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.

RECENTLY VS. CALIFORNIA:
- Jordan Pope scored 36 points and went 14-for-25 from the floor over the course of Oregon State's two games against California last season.
- The Beavers held the Golden Bears to 37.5 percent shooting at Haas Pavilion last season.
- OSU went 13-for-24 from beyond the arc last season at Haas.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bilodeau

KC Ibekwe

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj