In the “First Round” of the NCAA Tournament, Oregon State employed the “survive and advance” mentality of March to get past Long Beach State (23-11). In the “Round of 32”, head coach Scott Rueck instructed his group to “send a message” against Creighton (24-8), proving their season-long dominance was no fluke.
Now, up against arguably their largest test since they battled Stanford (30-5) in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game, Oregon State will have to assert their dominance against a formidable opponent in Florida State (27-6), if the Beavers want to keep their chances of returning to the Final Four alive for one more game.