Oregon State
Pepperdine
Beavers Return Home to Take on Pepperdine
January 20, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State will return home to host Pepperdine Thursday evening at Gill Coliseum.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN+
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: Thursday will mark the sixth all-time meeting between Oregon State and Pepperdine ... The Beavers and Waves last met on Dec. 17, 2018 ... The two sides have met in the NCAA Tournament twice - in 1962 and 1982 ... Michael Rataj was named WCC Co-Player of the Week ... Oregon State has had the same starting five in 15-straight games, and is one of 14 Division I teams with an active streak of 15+ games with the same starters ... Two of Oregon State's last four games have gone to overtime ... OSU is shooting 54.3 percent from the floor over its last seven games ... The Beavers are 21st in the nation in field goal percentage (49.0) and 13th in free throw percentage (78.6) ... OSU's field goal percentage is currently on pace to be the best by the program since the 1987-88 squad shot 49.2 percent from the floor ... The Beavers are also on pace to set the program's highest mark for free throw pecentage ... Oregon State is on pace for it's best season in defensive field goal percentage since the 2014-15 team held opponents to 38.6 percent shooting ... OSU has held 11 of its 20 opponents below 38 percent shooting from the floor, and has allowed over 65 points just eight times ... Michael Rataj and Damarco Minor are both in the top six in the WCC in steals per game ... Oregon State has shot 45 percent or better from the floor 13 times this season ... Oregon State's average margin of victory in its 14 wins is 21.4 ... Three of the Beavers' losses this year (Oregon, North Texas and Santa Clara) were decided by three points or fewer ... Michael Rataj is top-seven in the WCC in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and steals per gameÂ
