MBB: Oregon State at WSU: Pac-2 Championship

TELEVISION: The game will be carried on Pac-12 Networks

Full Game Notes

RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action.


QUICKLY: Thursday will mark Oregon State's first true road game of the 2023-24 season, and its first game away from Gill Coliseum since Nov. 24 ... The Beavers' enter the week as one of eight teams in Division I not to have played a true road game, and will be one of six such teams at tip time on Thursday (Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, VCU, West Virginia) ... Oregon State has won 11 of its last 17 games against Washington State, but the Cougars have taken the victory in the last three ... Tyler Bilodeau led the Beavers with 18 points last season at Beasley Coliseum ... Bilodeau and Jordan Pope both went over 20 points in Saturday's win over USC, the first time a pair of Beavers have cleared that mark since Roman Silva and Jarod Lucas reached that mark against Washington State in 2022 ... The Beavers are 8-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more, and 4-0 when scoring over 80 ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage, free throws made and free throws attempted ... Oregon State has led at halftime in three-straight games, snapping a streak of seven-straight games trailing at the intermission ... Oregon State has four of the top-10 sophomore scorers in the Pac-12 - Jordan Pope (1st), Tyler Bilodeau (2nd), KC Ibekwe (8th) and Michael Rataj (10th) ... Pope is tied for 15th in the nation in sophomore scoring and is eighth amongst sophomores in Power-6 conferences.



THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2023-24 Oregon State men's basketball team:

- The Beavers are shooting 49.8 percent from the floor and 42.5 percent from beyond the arc over their last five games.

- 71.3 percent of Oregon State's total points this season have come from freshmen and sophomores with 60.1 percent of the Beavers' total scoring has come from the team's sophomore class.

- Oregon State has won 12 of its last 16 home games, and is a combined 19-8 at Gill over the last two seasons

- The Beavers have topped 70 points in eight of 10 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 8-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more.

- The Beavers have gone to overtime in three contests already this season, its highest total since the 2013-14 squad played three overtime games. OSU has played a total of five 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 six victories away from reaching 300 win in his coaching career.

- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.2 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.1 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.

- The Beavers are 101-58 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.



VS USC: Here are some quick-hitters about Saturday's win over USC

- Tyler Bioldeau led the Beavers with a career-best 26 points, shooting 9-for-14 from the floor.

- Jordan Pope dropped 20 points and dished out six assists.

- The Beavers shot 59.6 percent from the floor.

- Oregon State forced 20 USC turnovers.

- OSU had a +10 rebound margin in the contest.

Pope with the 1st basket

Ibekwe with a block, Pope with 2 to go 11-4.

Need to get the offense going. 

12 minute stretch with 8 points

Tyler is forgetting he’s 6’9” and just needs to go strip with the shot.