Mid Coast Times

Beavers Set to Face Stanford Thursday

THE GAME: Oregon State will play its penultimate home game Thursday against Stanford.TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 NetworksRADIO: 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 linkQUICKLY: Oregon State is 76-75 all-time against Stanford and 39-31 at home ... Glenn Taylor Jr. led the Beavers with 11 points when the two sides met in January ... Eleven different Oregon State players have started at least one game this season, and no player has started all 29 contests ... 429 of OSU's 754 points over the last 11 games have been scored by freshmen - over 56.8 percent of the team's offensive output ... Oregon State is the second-least experienced Power 5 team in the nation per KenPom's experience rankings ... Thursday will mark the second of three-straight home game to end the regular season for the Beavers ... Six of Oregon States first nine Pac-12 games were road contests ... 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 20 of his 29 collegiate games ... Pope needs 11 more points to match Gary Payton for third on Oregon State's freshman scoring list ... The Beavers have held their opponents under 70 points in four of their last five games ... Oregon State's squad features a total of 11 newcomers, eight of which are true freshmenTHE 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 - 6th, Tyler Bilodeau - 8th, Nick Krass - 22nd, Jayden Stevens - 25th, KC Ibekwe - t26th)- Beaver freshmen have accounted for 48.6 percent of Oregon State's overall minutes played this season, and Oregon State has accounted for 21.9 percent of the total minutes played by freshmen in the Pac-12 this season.- Oregon State is 7-2 this season when holding its opponents under 60 points, incluing three of its four Pac-12 wins.- The Beavers have held their opponents to 36.0 percent shooting from the floor in their wins, compared to 45.6 percent in their losses.- OSU is third in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage at 73.9 percent, as well as third in the conference in bench points per game with 19.8- Oregon State has allowed an average of 56.8 points per game in its 10 victories.- Oregon State has limited its opponents to 30.2 percent shooting from 3-point range during the second half of games this season.- Oregon State has held opponents to 69.1 points per game during the Wayne Tinkle era, and 67.2 points per contest at Gill Coliseum over that span.- The Beavers are 91-56 at Gill Coliseum under Tinkle's leadership- 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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