Wildcats Radio 1290 has all you need to know for tonight’s late tip in Corvallis
By David Kelly
CORVALLIS (OR) – 9th-ranked Arizona Basketball travels to Oregon State for a Thursday night battle in Gill Coliseum.
The Wildcats have won the last seven meetings overall against the Beavers. This will be the only regular season game between the two teams.
UA (14-4, 5-2) enters the Oregon weekend in a first place tie with the Ducks and Arizona State. The latter two teams will play on Thursday night in Eugene. Oregon will welcome in the Wildcats on Saturday having beaten UA six straight times at home.
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Arizona is led by senior guard Caleb Love who is 2nd in the Pac-12 in scoring (21 ppg). Center Oumar Ballo needs just 24 more points to become the 54th player in Arizona history to score 1,000 points as a Wildcat.
Oregon State (9-9, 1-6) is paced by guard Jordan Pope at 16 points per contest. Forward Tyler Bilodeau is averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds for the Beavers.
Tip-off is 9:00 p.m. MST. The game will air right here on Wildcats Radio 1290 and on Pac-12 Network.
COACHES VS. CANCER
Arizona coaching and support staff will be wearing specially designed versions of Nike Air Force 1 shoes this week in support of the NABC Coaches vs. Cancer and “Suits & Sneakers” week. The shoes were colored and painted by patients at the Diamond Children’s Medical Center, which is part of Banner Health in Tucson.
SERIES
This is the 95th meeting between Arizona and Oregon State on the hardwood and could very well be the last time the two teams play as Pac-12 Conference mates. The Wildcats hold a 72-22 advantage including 28-16 in Corvallis.
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