Sunday afternoon the Beavers hung tough against eighth ranked Arizona, but couldn’t pull off an upset in the end, with the Wildcats prevailing 73-61. The loss drops the Beavers to 11-7 overall, and with the toughest stretch of their season coming up Oregon State’s chances at an NCAA Tournament berth are shrinking.
In their last bracketology prediction, ESPN had the Beavers as one of the last four teams in the tournament. That was before back to back losses against Arizona State and Arizona, and the Beavers next 4 games are home and away series against Stanford and Oregon.