Beavers Headed to Bay Area for Thursday Tilt with Stanford

THE GAME: Oregon State will head to the Bay Area for a Thursday matchup at Stanford

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

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: Oregon State is 76-74 all-time against Stanford, and 31-41 at Maples Pavilion ... The two teams only met once last season, with that game coming in Corvallis. The Beavers' last visit to Stanford came on Feb. 27, 2020, with Oregon State taking a 73-62 victory ... Oregon State started four freshmen vs. Arizona State on Saturday, with Tyler Bilodeau and Jayden Stevens making their first career starts ... Ten different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 18 contests ... 99 of OSU's 143 points last weekend were scored by freshmen - nearly 70 percent of the team's offensive output ... Oregon State is the second-least experienced Power 5 team in the nation per KenPom's experience rankings ... Six of Oregon State's first nine Pac-12 games will be road contests. Following this weekend, Oregon State will have seven of its final 11 regular season games at home ... Four of the Beavers' 18 games this season have been decided by three points or fewer, including two of their six Pac-12 games ... Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj are all amongst the top-10 freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in 12 of his 18 collegiate games ... Oregon State's squad features a total of 11 newcomers, eight of which are true freshmen

THE TEAM: Here are some quick-hitters about the 2022-23 Oregon State men's basketball team:
- Oregon State has six players among the top-26 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - 7th, Tyler Bilodeau - 10th, Nick Krass - 23rd, Jayden Stevens - 24th Justin Rochelin - 26th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 47.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for nearly 21 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.
- The Beavers have held their opponents to 36.5 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.7 percent in their losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 58.6 points per game in its seven victories.
- The Beavers are averaging just over 21.4 points per game off the bench this season, the third-best mark in the Pac-12.
- OSU leads the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 75.2 percent
- Oregon State is shooting 44.3 percent from the floor at home this season, compared to 41.2 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.4 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.
- The Beavers made an international trip to Italy this summer, playing three games over the 10-day trip, which included stops in Milan, Como, Venice, Florence and Rome.
- The Beavers have announced the additions of signees Gavin Marrs and Thomas Ndong. Both will join Oregon State beginning in the 2023-24 season.
- The Beavers will not play at UCLA or at home vs. Washington State this season a part of the Pac-12 schedule rotation.

Beavers Headed to Bay Area for Thursday Tilt with Stanford

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bilodeau

Nick Krass

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj

Justin Rochelin

Jayden Stevens