
Beavers Set for Tuesday Tilt at Gonzaga
January 26, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will head to Spokane to face Gonzaga on Tuesday.
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN2
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: Tuesday will mark the 29th all-time meeting between Oregon State and Gonzaga, and the second within a span of 11 days ... The Beavers' last game at Gonzaga came on Dec. 16, 1989 with the Beavers claiming an 82-61 win. Gary Payton led OSU with 29 points in that contest ... OSU is shooting 52.7 percent from the floor over its last eight games, and 57.4 percent over it's last two games ... Oregon State went 21-for-22 from the free throw stripe on Saturday, two weeks after going 31-for-32 from the line at Pacific ... The Beavers are 10th in the nation in field goal percentage (49.8), ninth in free throw percentage (79.1) and 24th in 3-point percentage (38.1) ... OSU's field goal percentage is currently on pace to be the best by the program since the 1984-85 squad shot 52.5 percent from the floor ... The Beavers are also on pace to set the program's highest mark for free throw percentage ... 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 ... Nate Kingz is eighth in the nation in 3-point percentage at 48.9 percent (minimum 1.5 made per game) ... Oregon State has shot 45 percent or better from the floor 15 times this season ... Oregon State's average margin of victory in its 16 wins is 20.9 ... 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 game ... Oregon State's 16 wins are the highest total by an OSU team in the regular season since the 2019-20 squad won 17 regular season games.
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