Beavers Take Winning Streak To #DamCity

THE GAME: Oregon State (7-3) goes for its sixth-consecutive win when it plays Saint Louis (5-5) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Moda Center in Portland in the Dam City Classic presented by Your Local Toyota Dealers.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network with Guy Haberman and Mike Montgomery calling the action.

For information on how to watch the game online or on a mobile device, click on this link. If you live overseas and want to watch the game, it is available via YouTube at this link.

RADIO: The game will air live on Beaver Sports Radio Network with Mike Parker calling the action. It can also be heard online at this link.

LIVE STATS: There will be live stats at this link.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Live updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook.

TICKETS: Fans can secure Oregon State men's basketball season tickets and single-game tickets by visiting this link or calling 541-737-2050. Dam City Classic tickets will be included for all Oregon State men's basketball season ticket holders, giving fans a total of 18 games to watch in Corvallis and Portland during the 2017-18 season (including the exhibition game).

QUICKLY: Oregon State has an assist/turnover ratio of 1.64 (74/45) the last four games; it was 0.92 (87/95) the first six games ... The Beavers are second in the Pac-12 in assists (16.1), steals (6.9) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. averaged a team-high 18.7 points and 6.3 assists the last three games, while shooting 56.8 percent (21-for-37) from the field and 45.5 percent (10-for-22) from beyond the arc ... Ethan Thompson averaged 5.3 assists the last three games ... Tres Tinkle has 10 steals in the last four games ... Tinkle has scored in double figures all 10 games ... Drew Eubanks has made at least 50 percent of his shots in all 10 games ... Kendal Manuel had his best game of the season against Jacksonville State with 10 points, going 4-for-6 from the field and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc ... Oregon State's last six-game winning streak came during the 2004-05 season ... Nine Oregon State players have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.

vs. SAINT LOUIS: Oregon State and Saint Louis meet for the third time with the Billikens leading the series 2-0.

The teams first played in 1927 (exact date unknown) in St. Louis and the Billikens pulled out a 24-23 win. They met again on Dec. 29, 1966 at the Far West Classic in Portland, which Saint Louis won 64-52. Vince Fritz led the Beavers with 14 points and Loy Petersen added 12. Three Saint Louis players posted double-doubles in the win -- Bob Cole (19 points, 10 rebounds), Rich Niemann (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Eugene Moore (10 points, 12 rebounds).

A WIN OVER THE BILLIKENS: If Oregon State defeats Saint Louis it will improve to 8-3 overall and be the Beavers' sixth consecutive win. It would also:

Be Wayne Tinkle's longest winning streak at Oregon State His 2014-15 team won five in a row (Mississippi Valley State, Portland, Mississippi State, Grambling State, DePaul).
Equal Oregon State's longest winning streak since the 1992-93 team won seven in a row (BYU, UC San Diego, Stanford, California, USC, UCLA, Washington). The 2002-03 and 2004-05 teams both won six in a row.
Be the third time in four years under Wayne Tinkle the Beavers have eight or more wins through their first 11 games of the season (8-3 in 2014-15; 9-2 in 2015-16; 8-3 in 2017-18).

A PERFECT DECEMBER?: Oregon State is 4-0 in December with four games remaining this month (vs. Saint Louis, at Kent State, vs. Colorado, vs. Utah). Since 1941, only one Oregon State team has gone undefeated in December and that was the 1980-81 squad that won all seven games that month and started 26-0.

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Players Mentioned

Drew Eubanks

Kendal Manuel

Ethan Thompson

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle