Game day preview: Oregon hosts Oregon State in New Year’s Eve men’s basketball game

Recreation day preview

Males’s basketball

Oregon (7-6, 1-1 Pac-12) vs. Oregon State (7-6, 1-1)

5 p.m., Saturday at Matthew Knight Enviornment

TV: Pac-12 Networks

Radio: KUJZ-FM (95.3)

Concerning the Geese

• Oregon has performed simply as soon as in 13 days and that was a disappointing loss at dwelling to Utah Valley on Dec. 20. The Geese have had an extended layoff since that sport and it’s attainable they return Saturday with a strengthened roster. Coach Dana Altman hinted earlier than Oregon went on its break the staff might be getting again a few of their injured gamers by the tip of the 12 months. The gamers who’ve been out since no less than Thanksgiving weekend are beginning guard Keeshawn Barthelemy, reserve heart Nate Bittle and guard Jermaine Couisnard, a senior switch from South Carolina who has but to play this season after having knee surgical procedure within the fall. 
• Going into Friday’s convention video games, level guard Will Richardson was tied with Arizona’s Kerr Kriisa for the Pac-12 lead in assists with 6.08 per sport and 79 general. Richardson additionally leads the Geese with 15.1 factors per sport and 21 steals.
• The Geese are permitting just below 65 factors a sport, a quantity that must be resulting in extra wins, however Oregon is getting a lot assist offensively because it’s averaging simply 69.6 factors — eighth-fewest within the Pac-12. The Geese’ scoring struggles are coming from a number of areas as they’re eleventh within the convention in 3-point capturing (30.6%) after taking the fifth-most makes an attempt (288) however making simply the seventh most (88), they usually’re additionally ranked eleventh within the convention in free-throw capturing (65.5%).
• Oregon and Oregon State have performed six instances within the final two season due to a sport every season within the Pac-12 Event. The Geese have received 4 of these matchups, together with all three video games final season as they swept the regular-season home-and-away collection for the primary time since 2016-17. This would be the earliest within the season they’ve performed since assembly on Dec. 30, 2006.

Concerning the Beavers

• Oregon State is almost unrecognizable from a season in the past because the Beavers returned simply 4 gamers and introduced in 11 newcomers, together with eight freshmen who’ve accounted for 44.3% of the groups minutes performed this season. Main the best way is guard Jordan Pope, who has team-highs with 13.5 factors and three.15 assists per sport. 
• Oregon State has received three straight to get again over .500 for the primary time this season since beginning 3-0. The Beavers have had their moments, even losses, as they fell to Duke by three factors in November and went 1-1 within the first weekend of Pac-12 play when the adopted a one-point win in opposition to Washington (66-65) with a one-point loss to USC (63-62). However they’ve additionally misplaced twice to Portland State and struggled to place away Denver in a 57-52 victory on Dec. 21 — their fewest factors in a win since 2015.
• Just like the Geese, Oregon State hasn’t had a lot success from 3-point vary both this season. The Beavers rank ninth within the Pac-12 in 3-point capturing share of 31.2%. Additionally they have tried the tenth fewest (237) and made the eleventh fewest (74) within the convention.

Statistical comparability

• Scoring common: Oregon, 69.6; Oregon State 65.3
• Opp. scoring common: Oregon, 64.85; Oregon State, 64.8
• FG share: Oregon, 45.1%; Oregon State, 44.0%
• Opp. FG share: Oregon, 40.3%; Oregon State, 40.1%
• 3-point FG share: Oregon, 30.6%; Oregon State, 31.2%
• 3-point FG per sport: Oregon, 6.77; Oregon State, 5.69
• FT share: Oregon, 65.5%; Oregon State, 75.1%
• Rebounds per sport: Oregon, 37.9; Oregon State, 32.0
• Rebounding margin: Oregon, +6.15; Oregon State, +0.62
• Assists per sport: Oregon, 13.46; Oregon State, 12.1
• Turnovers per sport: Oregon, 11.5; Oregon State, 15.0
• Turnover margin: Oregon, -2.0; Oregon State, +1.85

Observe Chris Hansen on Twitter @chansen_RG or e mail at chansen@registerguard.com. 

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