Oregon State
Pepperdine
Beavers Head South to Face Pepperdine
February 17, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME:Â Oregon State will hit the road Thursday for a matchup with Pepperdine.
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: Thursday will mark the seventh meeting between Oregon State and Pepperdine. The Beavers have never lost in the series ... OSU's only previous trip to Malibu came in the 1980-81 season ... Michael Rataj scored 22 points on 4-for-4 shooting from 3-point range, while Nate Kingz finished with 20 points when OSU beat the Waves earlier this season ... Michael Rataj was named to the Karl Malone Award Top-10 as one of the top power forwards in the nation ... The Beavers' current winning percentage is on pace to be the best by the program since the 1989-90 team went 22-7 ... The Beavers are 23rd in the nation in field goal percentage (48.6) and ninth in free throw percentage (79.7) ... OSU's field goal percentage is currently on pace to be the best by the program since the 2013-14 squad shot 48.8 percent from the floor ... The Beavers are also on pace to set the program's highest mark for free throw percentage ... Nate Kingz is eighth in the nation in 3-point percentage at 47.3 percent (minimum 1.5 made per game) ... Oregon State has shot 45 percent or better from the floor 18 times this season ... Oregon State's average margin of victory in its 18 wins is 19.8 ... Three of the Beavers' losses this year (Oregon, North Texas and Santa Clara) were decided by three points or fewer ... Michael Rataj is top-seven in the WCC in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and steals per game ... Oregon State's 17 wins are the highest total by an OSU team in the regular season since the 2018-19 squad won 18 regular season games. Should the Beavers win on Thursday, they would have the highest regular-season wins total since the 1989-90 squad won 22 ... The Beavers are 27-for-27 from the stripe over their last two games.
