With the Pac-12 Tournament set to kick-off on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Oregon State will size up their last chance to salvage anything from this year’s 5-26 campaign against California, a team who knocked the Beavers off twice already this season by a combined 41 points. Welcome to the the life of being the lowest seed entering your conference tournament.
While the Golden Bears are not exactly the toughest draw for Oregon State, California does present a formidable challenge with a balanced style of play and some superbly talented interior players, including All-Pac-12 First Team selection Ivan Rabb (14.