Beavers Set to Host No. 9 Arizona Thursday

THE GAME: Oregon State return home Thursday to ace No. 9 Arizona

TELEVISION: 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: Oregon State's last win over Arizona came on Jan. 12, 2020, when the Beavers took down the No. 24-ranked Wildcats 82-65 at Gill Coliseum ... OSU leads the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 74.9 percent ... The Beavers are 7-3 this season when they have as many or more rebounds than their opponent ... Fourty-eight of Oregon State's 102 points over the last two games have come 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' 16 games this season have been decided by three points or fewer, including two of their five Pac-12 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 16 collegiate games ... The Beavers have allowed 28 points or fewer in the first half of six of their nine 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 - 10th, Nick Krass - 23rd, Justin Rochelin - 24th, Jayden Stevens - 26th)
- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 42.0 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for over 19 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 44.6 percent in their nine losses.
- Oregon State has allowed an average of 58.6 points per game in its seven victories.
- The Beavers are averaging just over 20.7 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 41.2 percent away from Gill Coliseum.
- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.3 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.3 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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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bilodeau

Nick Krass

Jordan Pope

Michael Rataj

Justin Rochelin

Jayden Stevens

Glenn Taylor Jr.