Oregon State
Saint Mary's
Beavers Host Big Matchup With Saint Mary's Saturday
February 07, 2025 | Men's Basketball
THE GAME: Oregon State will host Saint Mary's Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
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: Saturday will mark the fourth all-time meeting between Oregon State and Saint Mary's, and the first since the 1968-69 season ... The teams also met in 1966-67 and twice in the 1929-30 season ... Michael Rataj was named to the Karl Malone Award Top-10 on Thursday, as one of the top power forwards in the nation ... Oregon State has won 10-straight home games, its longest home winning streak since the 2014-15 squad opened the year with 12 home wins ... 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 12th in the nation in field goal percentage (49.3), 12th in free throw percentage (78.5) and 35th in 3-point percentage (37.6) ... OSU's field goal percentage is currently on pace to be the best by the program since the 1984-85 squad shot 52.5 percent from the floor ... The Beavers are also on pace to set the program's highest mark for free throw percentage ... Nate Kingz is seventh in the nation in 3-point percentage at 48.5 percent (minimum 1.5 made per game) ... Oregon State has shot 45 percent or better from the floor 16 times this season ... Oregon State's average margin of victory in its 16 wins is 20.1 ... Three of the Beavers' losses this year (Oregon, North Texas and Santa Clara) were decided by three points or fewer ... Michael Rataj is top-six 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 2019-20 squad won 17 regular season games.
