Beavers Join The CBI Foursome

Once again, we don't want to tick off the execs at CBS or the NCAA powers that be and use their "brand name" so here at OSG headquarters, we came up with our own for the College Basketball Invitational a.k.a. "The Big Party". We also want to recognize Oregon State as the Beavers continue their quest for a winning season and a CBI championship.

Monday night the Beavs moved on the the CBI Last Foursome with a 71-70 overtime victory over Vermont in Corvallis. (They got 2 home games in this thing) It was Calvin Hayes' (pictured, many thanks Scobel Wiggins/Corvallis Gazette-Times) basket with 6 seconds left that won it for the Beavs. Oregon State is now 15-17 on the year. 4,052 showed up at Gill Coliseum for this one.

"Before getting into anything, I just want to say the crowd was phenomenal." Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson said. "I wish I could have stayed out here longer to thank them even more. We wouldn’t have been able to win without them. We needed those cheers and their energy.”

It would have taken coach Robinson 20 mintues to thank those loyal Beaver fans.

Who do the Beavs draw in the CBI Last Foursome... Pac-10 rival Stanford, who Oregon State swept in the regular season but lost to the Cardinal in the Pac-10 tournament. And guess what, the game will be in Corvallis, Oregon. Obviously the CBI must have tax issues or in dire need of a government bailout or Craig Robinson's friends and family in high places is benefiting the Beavs.

The OSU - Stanford game is Wednesday night. For those lucky ones you can see it on HD Net.