SEATTLE -- Twice already this season, Oregon State and Stanford have gutted through a defensive slugfest that went down to the wire.
So it's only fitting that the top-seeded Beavers and No. 2 seed Cardinal will square off for a third time in Sunday's Pac-12 tournament championship game.
The Beavers are aiming to sweep the conference regular-season and tournament titles for the second season in a row. OSU also topped the Cardinal in both regular-season meetings, scoring a 72-69 double-overtime victory in the program's first victory at Maples Pavilon before a record Gill Coliseum crowd witnessed a 50-47 win just over a week ago.