The Oregon State Beavers return to the court Sunday to face No. 10 UCLA. The Bruins are coming off a big comeback win against No. 5 Oregon, while OSU has lost 12 games in a row.
Game information:
Oregon State at No. 10 UCLA
Time: 2 p.m.
Where: Pauley Pavilion
On air: FS1; Radio on Beaver Sports Radio Network (stream here)
TV coverage: Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Steve Lavin (analyst)
Projected starters:
Oregon State (4-21, 0-12 Pac-12)
0 – JaQuori McLaughlin, 6-4, 185, Fr. | 11.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.1 apg
1 – Stephen Thompson Jr., 6-4, 175, So. | 16.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg
24 – Kendal Manuel, 6-4, 180, R-Fr. | 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg
12 – Drew Eubanks, 6-10, 250, So. | 14.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.2 bpg
23 – Gligorije Rakocevic, 6-11, 255, So. | 3.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 15.5 mpg
UCLA (22-3, 9-3)
2 – Lonzo Ball, 6-6, 190, Fr. | 15.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7.6 apg
20 – Bryce Alford, 6-3, 185, Sr. | 16.2 ppg, 2.4 apg, 45.8 3P%
10 – Isaac Hamilton, 6-5, 195, Sr. | 14.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.9 apg
22 – T.J. Leaf, 6-10, 225, Fr. | 16.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.7 apg
40 – Thomas Welsh, 7-0, 245, Jr. | 10.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Coaches: Oregon State: Wayne Tinkle, 40-48 at Oregon State (3rd season), 198-139 overall. UCLA: Steve Alford, 87-43 at UCLA (4th season), 472-249 overall.
RPI: Oregon State: 298. UCLA: 20.
KenPom rating: Oregon State: 283. UCLA: 18.
Last 10: Oregon State: 0-10. UCLA: 8-2.
Line: UCLA by 25 1/2
Previous meetings: UCLA beat Oregon State 76-63 on Dec. 30 in Gill Coliseum. The Bruins lead the all-time series 93-38 and are 52-8 in Los Angeles.
Injury report: Oregon State sophomore forward Tres Tinkle (20.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg) has missed the Beavers’ last 19 games with a broken wrist. Senior center Cheikh N’diaye (3.6 ppg) has been out for 16 games with a shoulder injury. Both will be out Sunday.
Preview: Among the positive surprises in an Oregon State season that has seen few encouraging developments was the first 30 minutes the Beavers played against then-No. 2 UCLA in Corvallis. They lost the late-December matchup but kept up with the up-tempo Bruins, in large part by deliberately slowing the pace. According to Sports Reference, the matchup ended with second-slowest UCLA has played this season.
Ultimately, OSU did not have enough offensive weaponry to hang with the Bruins, who feature potential NBA lottery picks and freshmen sensations Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf to complement three experienced seniors in Bryce Alford, Isaac Hamilton and Thomas Welsh. They are coming off one of their season’s biggest wins, a 19-point comeback to knock off No. 5 Oregon in Pauley Pavilion.
Meanwhile, Oregon State is coming off a 26-point blowout at USC. The Beavers started strong with a 6-0 lead but struggled again to defend the three-point line and eventually ended the first half missing their last 11 shots.
UCLA struggles defensively but owns the most efficient offense in the nation and has made 41.6 percent of three-pointers in conference play, which ranks second in the Pac-12.
They said it: “We get the fight in spurts. We get it from certain people and then we don’t get it from some people and it switches other games. We just got to get a collective unit and the whole unit has to fight throughout the whole 40 minutes of the game.” – Stephen Thompson Jr.
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— Danny Moran
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