Late Night Civil War Basketball in Corvallis
The old barn on Ralph Miller Drive will be shaking tonight
Wednesday Night would have been Senior Night in Corvallis
If Beavers HAD any Seniors on their Roster
In advance of the 344th Civil War, Ducks fans created the hashtag "TurnGillGreen" on Twitter. OSU players bristled at the social-media movement, explaining that they were confident their home stands would be filled with orange Wednesday.
"People can't stop asking me about this game," OSU’s Malcom Duvivier said.
"I know it's going to be amazing in Gill."
- Oregon Live | 03/03/15
Wed Mar 04, 2015 | 11:02 PM, EDT | ESPN-U
Gill Coliseum | Corvallis, Oregon
OREGON DUCKS 22-8 (12-5 Conf | 15-14 ATS) RPI 33
OREGON STATE BEAVERS 17-12 (8-9 Conf | 15-13 ATS) RPI 102
Oregon Ducks
Projected ORE Starters
ORE 6-02 | 186 Sr Joseph Young
ORE 6-04 | 187 Sr Jalil Abdul-Bassit
ORE 6-05 | 207 Fr Dillon Brooks
ORE 6-06 | 205 Jr Elgin Cook
ORE 6-07 | 191 Fr Jordan Bell
Significant ORE Contributors
ORE 6-00 | 175 Fr Ahmaad Rorie
ORE 6-03 | 174 Fr Casey Benson
ORE 6-07 | 202 Jr Dwayne Benjamin
Oregon State Beavers
Projected ORST Starters
ORST 6-02 | 205 So Malcolm Duvivier
ORST 6-03 | 175 Jr Gary Payton II
ORST 6-05 | 216 Jr Langston Morris-Walker
ORST 6-07 | 231 Jr Jarmal Reid
ORST 6-10 | 223 Jr Daniel Gomis
Significant ORST Contributors
ORST 6-10 | 224 Jr Olaf Schaftenaar
ORST 7-00 | 230 So Cheikh N'diaye
Significant ORST Suspension
ORST 6-07 | 197 Jr Victor Robbins (Suspension “extended” | Feb 2015 DUII)
Aside from the pure momentum angle with red-hot Oregon
Many individual personnel match-ups & team stylistics are also skewed heavily Oregon’s way
PACE | TEMPO
Wayne Tinkle’s floor-slapping, Defensive-minded Oregon State Beavers
Is the most methodically paced team in the PAC-12
In fact, OSU is among the slowest teams in College Basketball
The Beavers are in the bottom 4.8% of D-I Teams in Tempo 60.7 Avg Possessions/Game
OSU fares poorly vs up-tempo PAC-12 Teams vs spread
OSU is 1-6 ATS vs quickest 1/3 Conference Teams
(Current PAC-12 Tempo Ranks 1-USC | 2-Wzu | 3-Ore | 4-Cal | 4-A Stan)
OSU’s Defense has been exceedingly superb at Home
The Beavers D begun to unravel w/their inability to sustain 94-Foot Defense
Opponents have also successfully gone BIG vs OSU increasing interior passing
OSU had been running teams off the 3-Point Line so well thru 7 Conference Games
Conference teams had been hitting just 4-21 from Deep (19%)
Over the last 6 Games, OSU opponents have nailed 7.3 Threes per game at 39.7%
The key has been seemingly fairly simple; ball movement
Over the last ½ of the Conference Season
OSU’s PAC-12 Opponents have gotten across Halfcourt in 4.2 Seconds QUICKER
OSU’s opponents have used 6 FEWER SECONDS in their possessions
Oregon State has simply ran out of depth & ways to continue Defensive intensity
With just 6½ ‘players’ on the Roster w/real D-1 Talent
Oregon’s increasingly Depth & ability to successfully spread the court
Is likely to methodically break down this Late-February/Early March Beaver Defense
How versatile has Oregon been recently?
Oregon has had FIVE or more players in hit threes in 4 of UO’s last 5 games
(7 different players hit at least 1 three vs Wazzu)
Even though Oregon has clinched a first Round PAC-12 Tourney bye
Dana Altman has been outspoken in his desire to avoid the ‘4’ Seed
Thus, missing the team (AZ) that has blasted Oregon 2x this season for as long as possible
An Oregon win in Corvallis practically clinches #3 spot for the Ducks
Truly LOVE to be wrong here….
Gladly pay $200 to be wrong & see the Scorpion King (GP II) lead Beavs to a Win over U of Zero
Misty & I will be courtside as always - hopin the Ducks cool off on this night
2 UNIT
OREGON -2 (-110 | sportsbook.ag)
OREGON STATE
All the best, guys