NOTES: No. 9 Arizona On The Road at Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 9th-ranked Arizona men’s basketball team will travel to Oregon State for a Thursday night battle in Gill Coliseum. The Wildcats have won the last seven meetings overall against the Beavers. The game will tip-off at 9:00 p.m. MST on Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton on the call.    

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. 

STARTING FIVE

1) Arizona leads the Pac-12 in scoring (85.71), scoring margin (+12.14) and  rebounding margin (+10.7) in conference play.

2) In the national rankings, Arizona leads the country in rebound margin (+13.1) and ranks third in rebounds/game (44.06) and scoring (89.9ppg).

3) Oumar Ballo needs 24 more points to become the 54th player in Arizona history to score 1,000 points as a Wildcat. He averaged 12.5p, 13.0r vs. USC/UCLA last week.

4) Senior Caleb Love is 2nd in the Pac-12 in scoring, averaging 20.9 points in conference play. He is shooting 37% 3FG in Pac-12 play while making 2.86 per game.

5) The Wildcats have had five or more players score in double figures in 11 of 18 games this season, a total that leads the country.

SERIES VS. OREGON STATE

• Arizona leads the all-time series, 72-22, and has won the last 7 meetings.

• The Wildcats last two losses in the series have come in Corvallis (2015, 2020).

NOTING THE WILDCATS

• The 19-point come-from-behind win against UCLA was the largest comeback win for Arizona since at 19-point comeback vs. Drexel on Nov. 27, 2013. It was the largest comeback win at home Dec. 2, 2007 vs. Texas A&M (20 points).

• Arizona is one of three teams in the country to have all five starters averaging double figures in scoring this season (Indiana State, Tulane).

• Arizona is 3-2 this year when trailing with 5:00 left in the game (0-8 previous two seasons)

• Pelle Larsson scored a career-high 22 points against UCLA, going 6 of 12 from the field and 8 of 8 at the free throw line. He also had a team-high four assists. He is averaging a career-high 12.9 points per game while…