Oregon State
Santa Clara
Beavers Set to Open Conference Play Sunday
December 26, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will return home Sunday to take open WCC play against Santa Clara
TELEVISION:Â The game will be televised on ESPN+
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 7-5 all-time against Santa Clara, and 5-1 at Gill Coliseum ... The teams' split their two matchups last season, with each side winning on its home court ... Oregon State is coming off a marquee road win at Arizona State, its first victory over the Sun Devils in Tempe since 2007 ... The Beavers concluded nonconference play with a winning record for the fourth-straight season ... Josiah Lake set a career highs with 23 points and seven assists vs. ASU, and became the first Beaver to knock down 12 or more free throws without a miss since Jared Cunningham did so in 2010 ... Oregon State is 17-4 over its last 21 home games ... Eleven different Beavers have scored in double-figures at least once this season ... Nine different Beavers have made at least three starts on the year ... The Beavers are coming off their third 20-win season in the last 35 years, and their second during Wayne Tinkle's tenure as head coach ... Oregon State is 97-for-117 from the free throw stripe over its last five contests (82.9 percent) ... Oregon State's squad features 10 international student-athletes ... As a team, the Beavers represent nine different nations, including the United States ... Oregon State set the program record for free throw percentage last season, shooting 78.6 percent from the stripe. The Beavers have been over 75 percent as a team in four of the last six seasons ... Oregon State is shooting 78.1 percent from the stripe through the first 13 games of the season ... As part of the 2025-26 unbalanced WCC schedule, the Beavers will not play road games at Gonzaga or Pepperdine and will not host Saint Mary's or Portland.
