Oregon State secures an NCAA tournament berth after beating Colorado 70-68 for Pac-12 tournament championship
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
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Picked last. Finished first.
The four sweetest words for Oregon State basketball this season, as the Beavers claimed their first-ever Pac-12 tournament championship Saturday night, beating Colorado 70-68 in Las Vegas.
Oregon State is the first team in Pac-12/10 history to win the conference tournament after it was picked to finish last in the preseason media poll.
The fifth-seeded Beavers (17-12) held off a determined last-minute bid by No. 3 Colorado to earn the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament berth. McKinley Wright’s three-point heave from half-court missed the mark, and the Beavers erupted in celebration.
On senior night, Wright bashes Bruins
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Senior guard McKinley Wright IV gets ready to throw the ball mid-air to an open teammate. Feb. 27, 2021 (Casey Paul / CU Independent)
Draining a season-high 26 points, senior guard McKinley Wright IV created one more memory in his penultimate home game at the University of Colorado. His senior night onslaught was too much for UCLA to handle on Saturday as the Buffs knocked off the first place team in the Pac-12, 70-61.
While Saturday was a reminder of the finitude of a career, the Buffs performance hinted that there will be plenty more basketball left for CU’s seven seniors. With the win, Colorado improved to 19-7 overall and 13-6 in the Pac-12 to extend its highest Pac-12 win total and tie the 1961-62 Big Eight Conference championship team for the most conference wins. Despite the win, Colorado remained in fourth place in the Pac-12 but is now just one game behind UCLA for first place. CU will need considerable help to ta
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