Oregon State is in Los Angeles to take on UCLA on Saturday night in an important Pac-12 showdown. Unfortunately, the Ducks were significantly delayed in arriving at Pauley Pavilion.
According to ESPN broadcaster Roxie Bernstein, Dana Altman and Oregon State were stranded at a hotel less than an hour after the tipoff. That basis was tied to the presidential motorcade escorting Joe Biden through the area.
This is my first time…less than an hour from the tip. @OregonMBB Not here at Pauley Pavilion. They are stuck in a hotel and unable to move because of the presidential motorcade.
— Roxy Bernstein (@roxybernstein) February 4, 2024
The game is set for tipoff at 7 p.m. PT, but the Ducks had not yet arrived as of 6:30 p.m. Fortunately, Burstein acknowledged, Oregon State arrived on the court for warmups at 6:31, 29 minutes before the game was scheduled to begin.
Oregon State just arrived at Pauley Pavilion at 6:31 p.m. https://t.co/Ku3b57F9CD pic.twitter.com/0QA8UzjYQ5
— Roxy Bernstein (@roxybernstein) February 4, 2024
The good news for the Ducks is that the game's start time has been pushed back due to their late arrival. UCLA then announced on ESPN2 that the start time would be postponed to 7:25 p.m.
Tonight's game at Pauley Pavilion has been rescheduled to start at 7:25 p.m. PT and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
📺: ESPN2
📻: @AM570LA Sports #gobruins 🏀— UCLA Men's Basketball (@UCLAMBB) February 4, 2024
It will be interesting to see if this delay will affect the flow of the game for both teams. Oregon State enters Saturday tied for first place in the Pac-12 with Arizona State with a 7-3 record. The Wildcats don't have a game until Sunday night, so the Ducks can take sole possession of first place in the league with a win against the Bruins.
