Beavers To Host Utes Sunday At Gill

Sunday, February 19

Corvallis, OR

5:30 PM

Oregon State

Utah

Tickets

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

February 17, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Oregon State Game Notes

By: Oregon State Communications

THE GAME: Oregon State (4-23, 0-14 Pac-12) will host Utah (17-9, 8-6) at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at Gill Coliseum in a game televised nationally on ESPNU.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams calling the action.

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 single-game tickets by visiting this link or calling 800-GO-BEAVS.

QUICKLY: Oregon State has attempted fewer free throws than its opponent in 14 of the past 15 games ... JaQuori McLaughlin (51) and Kendal Manuel (43) have combined to make more 3-pointers (94) than any freshman tandem in Oregon State history ... McLaughlin has played 911 minutes, the fifth most by a freshman in Oregon State history (Gary Payton holds the record with 1,115 in 1986-87) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. leads the Pac-12 and is 13th in the nation in minutes played per game (36.6) ... Thompson Jr. is fifth in the Pac-12 in steals (1.6) and seventh in scoring (16.1) ... Drew Eubanks has at least one blocked shot in 24 of the 27 games ... Eubanks has 98 career blocked shots, the sixth most in Oregon State history ... Gligorije Rakocevic is averaging 8.3 points and 5.5 rebounds over the past six games ... Rakocevic scored 10 points and had career highs with two blocked shots and 36 minutes against Colorado ... Ronnie Stacy has committed only five turnovers the past 10 games ... Tanner Sanders has played 10-plus minutes in five of the past six games ... Tres Tinkle (wrist) and Cheikh N'diaye (shoulder) are out indefinitely with injuries.

vs. UTAH: Oregon State and Utah meet for the 29th time in history with the Utes leading the series, 17-11.

The home team has dominated the series with the Beavers holding a 10-2 advantage in Corvallis and Utah owning a 13-1 clip in games played in Salt Lake City, including an 86-78 victory on Jan. 28 this season.

The Utes own a pair of neutral site victories, including a 70-64 win on March 12, 1966 in the NCAA Tournament West Regional Final in Los Angeles and a 69-61 win on Dec. 20, 1997 at the Rose Garden in Portland when Utah was ranked seventh in the nation.

The teams split last season with each winning on their home court. Utah won the first meeting, 59-53, on Jan. 17 at the Huntsman Center. The Beavers bounced back for a thrilling 71-69 victory on Feb. 4 at Gill Coliseum when Stephen Thompson Jr. made three free throws with one-tenth of a second to play.

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