Beavers Prepared For Saturday’s Civil War

THE GAME: Oregon State (5-25, 1-16 Pac-12) will host No. 6 Oregon (26-4, 15-2) at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Gill Coliseum in the 348th edition of the Civil War.

The Civil War Rivalry Series is presented by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway/Albertsons and Your Local Toyota Dealers.

TELEVISION: The game will be televised on ESPN2 with Sam Farber 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 and Oregon meet for the 348th time, making it the most-contested rivalry in college basketball ... The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 186 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history ... Drew Eubanks needs seven blocked shots to break the Oregon State single-season record of 73 held by Eric Moreland ... Eubanks is second in the Pac-12 in blocked shots (2.2) ... Stephen Thompson Jr. has made his last 11 free throw attempts ... Kendal Manuel is 6-for-12 from behind the arc over the past three games ... Gligorije Rakocevic is shooting a team-best 61.5 percent (16-for-26) from the field in the last four games ... JaQuori McLaughlin has knocked down an Oregon State freshman record 56 3-pointers ... Matt Dahlen and Tanner Sanders were two of five walk-ons to start in the Civil War two years ago in the regular-season finale at Gill Coliseum ... Drew Eubanks (32), Tres Tinkle (31) and Thompson Jr. (31) have scored 30-plus points in a game this season; it's the first time in program history three different players have scored 30-plus in the same season ... Wayne Tinkle needs one win to reach 200 in his career.

vs. OREGON: Oregon State and Oregon have played an NCAA-record 347 games with the Beavers holding a 186-161 advantage, including a 101-63 edge in contests played in Corvallis. Here's a look at the most contested rivalries in college basketball history:

Games -- Opponents (First Year)
347 -- Oregon State vs. Oregon (1903)
302 -- Oregon vs. Washington (1904)
299 -- Oregon State vs. Washington (1904)
294 -- Oregon State vs. Washington State (1907)
291 -- Oregon vs. Washington State (1908)
286 -- Kansas vs. Kansas State (1907)

The Beavers have defeated the Ducks 186 times, the third-most wins against a single team in NCAA history (Kansas has 193 wins over Kansas State; Washington has defeated Oregon 189 times).

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Players Mentioned

Matt Dahlen

Drew Eubanks

Kendal Manuel

JaQuori McLaughlin

Gligorije Rakocevic

Tanner Sanders

Stephen Thompson Jr.

Tres Tinkle