What: Washington State (9-13, 1-9) at Oregon State (11-11, 3-7)

Where: Gill Coliseum (9,604), Corvallis, Ore.

When: Thur., Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m. PT

TV/Radio: Pac-12 Network (Richard Burk, Dan Dickau); Washington State IMG Sports Network (Matt Chazanow).

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

Washington State – F Robert Franks (18.0 ppg), G Viont’e Daniels (8.8), G Malachi Flynn (14.8), F Jeff Pollard (4.8), G Milan Acquaah (4.9)

Oregon State – Stephen Thompson Jr. (16.3 ppg), Ethan Thompson (9.5), Tres Tinkle (18.0), Drew Eubanks (12.6), Seth Berger (3.5)

Washington State looks for its first Pac-12 win in the state of Oregon since 2013 as it heads to the Beaver state to take on Oregon State and Oregon (15-8, 5-5) beginning Thursday against the Beavers in Corvallis.

Thursday night’s game matches up two struggling basketball teams. Both teams have won just once in the last calendar month, and a combined three times in the New Year.

The Cougars have won just once since Pac-12 play begin in Late December, and all the fuzzy and warm feelings generated from the 6-0 start and the Wooden Legacy championship have steadily evaporated under an avalanche of losses.

“Our guys are young and inexperienced and we lack some leadership, but they have tremendous character,” Ernie Kent said. “If they do turn the corner, our guys can take off because they’ve been there before and they know what it feels like. WE still have time, and the talent and character, to do it.”

Thursday marks the 295th all-time meeting between Washington State and Oregon State. The Beavers hold a 169-125 advantage in the all-time series. Last season, WSU snapped a six-game losing streak to OSU as the Cougars prevailed, 75-62, in a game played at Spokane.

The two teams met just once in each of the last two seasons. The 2015-16 season marked the first time since 1917 that WSU and OSU didn't meet at least twice in a single season. It is the third-oldest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi River.

Look for the Cougars to continue firing from long range. As a team, 51 percent of WSU's shots have come from 3-point range, while 46.3 percent of its points (759) are off 3-pointers. In contrast, WSU opponents are amassing 33.7 percent of their points off of 3-pointers.

Eighty-five percent of Carter Skaggs' shots are 3-pointers (123 of 144), while 83.0 percent of his points (168 of 202) have come from 3-pointers. Three Cougar players – Skaggs (56), Robert Franks (54) and Malachi Flynn (57) – have 50 or more made 3-pointers this season, while Viont’e Daniels has 48.

NEXT FIVE GAMES

Feb. 8 at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Feb. 11 at Oregon, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

Feb. 15 COLORADO, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

Feb. 17 UTAH, 7 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

Feb. 22 at California, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

(All Times Pacific)

PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (Feb. 7-11)

Wed., Feb. 7

Colorado 68, California 64

Thu. Feb. 8

Stanford at Utah, 5 p.m. (FS1)

UCLA at Arizona, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Washington at Oregon, 7:15 p.m. (FS1)

Washington State at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

USC at Arizona State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sat., Feb. 10

UCLA at Arizona State, 4 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

California at Utah, 6:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

Washington at Oregon State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

USC at Arizona, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun., Feb. 11

Stanford at Colorado, 1 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)

Washington State at Oregon, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

(All Times Pacific)

Current Pac-12 Standings (After Games of Feb. 7)

Arizona 9-2 (19-5)

USC 8-3 (17-7)

Washington 7-3 (17-6)

UCLA 7-4 (16-7)

Stanford 7-4 (13-11)

Oregon 5-5 (15-8)

Colorado 6-6 (14-10)

Arizona State 5-6 (17-6)

Utah 5-6 (13-10)

Oregon State 3-7 (11-11)

California 2-10 (8-17)

Washington State 1-9 (9-13)