Tubelis and No. 9 Arizona host Oregon State

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Arizona Wildcats (14-2, 3-2 Pac-12) at Oregon State Beavers (7-9, 1-4 Pac-12)

Corvallis, Oregon; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Arizona visits the Oregon State Beavers after Azuolas Tubelis scored 29 points in Arizona's 74-61 loss to the Washington State Cougars.

The Beavers have gone 7-1 in home games. Oregon State gives up 66.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.6 points per game.

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The Wildcats have gone 3-2 against Pac-12 opponents. Arizona is 2-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Beavers and Wildcats match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Pope is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Beavers, while averaging 12.3 points. Glenn Taylor Jr. is averaging 11.4 points over the past 10 games for Oregon State.

Tubelis is averaging 20.6 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Wildcats. Kerr Kriisa is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Beavers: 4-6, averaging 61.8 points, 28.7 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points per game.

Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 78.8 points, 37.3 rebounds, 18.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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