Saturday, January 7
Boulder, CO
6:30 PM
Oregon State
at
Colorado
Beavers to Close Out Mountain Swing at Colorado
January 06, 2023 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State will wrap up its Mountain swing on Saturday, when the Beavers take on Colorado in Boulder. The game is slated to tip at 6:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. MT
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: Saturday will mark the 31st all-time meeting between Oregon State and Colorado ... The Beavers last win in Boulder came in the 2019-20 season ... Five Beavers scored at least eight points in Thursday's game at Utah, with nine Oregon State players scoring in the contest ... Thirty-one of Oregon State's 60 points on Thursday came off the bench... 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 ... Four of the Beavers' 15 games this season have been decided by three points or fewer, including two of their four Pac-12 games ... The Beavers are shooting 44 percent from 3-point range over their last two games ... Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj are all amongst the top-nine freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in 11 of his 15 collegiate games ... The Beavers have allowed 28 points or fewer in the first half of six of their eight games ... Glenn Taylor Jr. was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team last season ... Opponents are shooting 37.8 percent from the floor this season at Gill Coliseum ... 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-27 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - 9th, Tyler Bilodeau - 12th, Nick Krass - 23rd, Justin Rochelin - 24th, Jayden Stevens - 27th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 45.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for exactly 20 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 seven wins, compared to 45.0 percent in their eight losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 58.6 points per game in its seven victories.
- The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in free throw percentage with a mark of 75.8
- OSU is shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc during its four Pac-12 games, well above its mark of 32.8 percent on the season.
- The Beavers are averaging just over 20.8 points per game off the bench this season, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12.
- Oregon State is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor at home this season, compared to 42.3 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- Oregon State's 57 points vs. Denver marked the Beavers' fewest points in a win since they topped Washington State 55-50 in 2015
- The Beavers opened the season with a 73-70 win over Tulsa, overcoming a 19-point deficit to take the win. OSU came back from 16 down at the break, the largest such comeback since Oregon State erased a 19-point lead against UNLV in 2005.
- The Beavers battled Duke to the wire in its first game of the PK Legacy event, holding the Blue Devils to 26.7 percent shooting in the contest
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 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.
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: Saturday will mark the 31st all-time meeting between Oregon State and Colorado ... The Beavers last win in Boulder came in the 2019-20 season ... Five Beavers scored at least eight points in Thursday's game at Utah, with nine Oregon State players scoring in the contest ... Thirty-one of Oregon State's 60 points on Thursday came off the bench... 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 ... Four of the Beavers' 15 games this season have been decided by three points or fewer, including two of their four Pac-12 games ... The Beavers are shooting 44 percent from 3-point range over their last two games ... Jordan Pope, Tyler Bilodeau and Michael Rataj are all amongst the top-nine freshmen in the Pac-12 in points per game ... Pope has scored in double-figures in 11 of his 15 collegiate games ... The Beavers have allowed 28 points or fewer in the first half of six of their eight games ... Glenn Taylor Jr. was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team last season ... Opponents are shooting 37.8 percent from the floor this season at Gill Coliseum ... 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-27 Pac-12 freshmen in total minutes played (Jordan Pope - 1st, Michael Rataj - 9th, Tyler Bilodeau - 12th, Nick Krass - 23rd, Justin Rochelin - 24th, Jayden Stevens - 27th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 45.2 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for exactly 20 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 seven wins, compared to 45.0 percent in their eight losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 58.6 points per game in its seven victories.
- The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in free throw percentage with a mark of 75.8
- OSU is shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc during its four Pac-12 games, well above its mark of 32.8 percent on the season.
- The Beavers are averaging just over 20.8 points per game off the bench this season, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12.
- Oregon State is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor at home this season, compared to 42.3 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- Oregon State's 57 points vs. Denver marked the Beavers' fewest points in a win since they topped Washington State 55-50 in 2015
- The Beavers opened the season with a 73-70 win over Tulsa, overcoming a 19-point deficit to take the win. OSU came back from 16 down at the break, the largest such comeback since Oregon State erased a 19-point lead against UNLV in 2005.
- The Beavers battled Duke to the wire in its first game of the PK Legacy event, holding the Blue Devils to 26.7 percent shooting in the contest
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 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.
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