Beavers Set to Host Utah on Thursday
March 04, 2024 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â The Oregon State men's basketball team will host Utah Thursday at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on ESPNU
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: Oregon State is 18-23 all-time against Utah, but has won 14 of the 18 meetings at Gill Coliseum ... Thursday's game will snap a streak of three-straight road games for Oregon State. The Beavers have played four of their last five away from Gill ... The Beavers have gone over 70 points in three-straight games, including a pair of 80+ point performances over that stretch ... The Beavers are 11-5 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 7-1 when scoring over 80 Â ... Â The Beavers are first in the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage defense ... OSU is third in the conference in both scoring defense and free throw percentage ... 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) ... Â Pope and Bilodeau have combined to average 31.8 points per game, the fifth-highest total of any sophomore duo in the nation, and the second-highest of any pair of power conference sophomores (Syracuse's JJ Starlin and Chris Bell average 32.3) ... Pope is 11th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is third amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Pope is fifth in the Pac-12 in points per game and seventh in 3-pointers made per game.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:Â
- 78.0 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 68.3 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 11-5 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 three victories away from reaching 300 wins in his coaching career.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.5 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.
LAST TIME OUT:Â
- Oregon State narrowly fell to Oregon 78-71 last Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena
- Tyler Bilodeau scored 26 points in that game, going 10-for-14 from the floor
- Jordan Pope netted 22 points and five assists
- The Beavers led for over 14 minutes of game time
TELEVISION:Â The game will be carried on ESPNU
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: Oregon State is 18-23 all-time against Utah, but has won 14 of the 18 meetings at Gill Coliseum ... Thursday's game will snap a streak of three-straight road games for Oregon State. The Beavers have played four of their last five away from Gill ... The Beavers have gone over 70 points in three-straight games, including a pair of 80+ point performances over that stretch ... The Beavers are 11-5 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 7-1 when scoring over 80 Â ... Â The Beavers are first in the Pac-12 in 3-point percentage defense ... OSU is third in the conference in both scoring defense and free throw percentage ... 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) ... Â Pope and Bilodeau have combined to average 31.8 points per game, the fifth-highest total of any sophomore duo in the nation, and the second-highest of any pair of power conference sophomores (Syracuse's JJ Starlin and Chris Bell average 32.3) ... Pope is 11th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is third amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences ... Pope is fifth in the Pac-12 in points per game and seventh in 3-pointers made per game.
THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:Â
- 78.0 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 68.3 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 11-5 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 three victories away from reaching 300 wins in his coaching career.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.5 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.
LAST TIME OUT:Â
- Oregon State narrowly fell to Oregon 78-71 last Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena
- Tyler Bilodeau scored 26 points in that game, going 10-for-14 from the floor
- Jordan Pope netted 22 points and five assists
- The Beavers led for over 14 minutes of game time
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