Thursday, January 12
Corvallis, OR
8:00 PM
Oregon State
7-10,1-5Pac-12
74
vs
86
Arizona
15-2,4-2Pac-12
1
2
F
Arizona
44
42
86
Oregon St.
26
48
74
Beavers Battle, Fall to No. 9 Wildcats
January 12, 2023 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS – The Oregon State men's basketball team battled until the final whistle, but ultimately fell to No. 9 Arizona 86-74 Thursday evening at Gill Coliseum.
Oregon State's freshmen combined to score 54 points in the contest, headlined by Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj, who both set career highs with 18 points apiece. Bilodeau also led the Beavers with six rebounds to go with a pair of steals, while Rataj added five boards and three steals.
Jordan Pope tallied 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor, recording four assists and three steals. Glenn Taylor Jr. rounded out the quartet of Oregon State players to reach double-figures, ending his day with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Oregon State out-scored Arizona 48-42 in the second half, matching its highest scoring half of the season. The Beavers shot 50 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes of action.
Arizona scored the first seven points of the game on its way to a 12-5 lead at the game's first media break. The Wildcats led 27-17 eight minutes before the break.
Arizona used a 10-0 run to extend the advantage to 20, before going to the intermission in front 44-26. Bilodeau had 12 points at the intermission, including nine of Oregon State's first 12 points.
Oregon State scored five-straight points to cut the lead to 13 early in the second half. Arizona brought the lead to as many as 24, but Oregon State continued to battle, getting back within 10 with five minutes to go in the contest.
OSU continued to battle down to the final whistle, but were unable to get back within single-digits as the Wildcats took the win by 12.
The Beavers will return to action Saturday when Arizona State visits Gill Coliseum.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Oregon State's freshmen combined to score 54 points in the contest, headlined by Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj, who both set career highs with 18 points apiece. Bilodeau also led the Beavers with six rebounds to go with a pair of steals, while Rataj added five boards and three steals.
Jordan Pope tallied 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor, recording four assists and three steals. Glenn Taylor Jr. rounded out the quartet of Oregon State players to reach double-figures, ending his day with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Oregon State out-scored Arizona 48-42 in the second half, matching its highest scoring half of the season. The Beavers shot 50 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes of action.
Arizona scored the first seven points of the game on its way to a 12-5 lead at the game's first media break. The Wildcats led 27-17 eight minutes before the break.
Arizona used a 10-0 run to extend the advantage to 20, before going to the intermission in front 44-26. Bilodeau had 12 points at the intermission, including nine of Oregon State's first 12 points.
Oregon State scored five-straight points to cut the lead to 13 early in the second half. Arizona brought the lead to as many as 24, but Oregon State continued to battle, getting back within 10 with five minutes to go in the contest.
OSU continued to battle down to the final whistle, but were unable to get back within single-digits as the Wildcats took the win by 12.
The Beavers will return to action Saturday when Arizona State visits Gill Coliseum.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
UA
OSU
FG%
.525
.383
3FG%
.379
.296
FT%
.647
.769
RB
43
31
TO
17
12
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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