The Oregon State men's basketball team (19-14) will play in postseason competition for the third time in four years when the Beavers host Western Illinois (18-14) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Gill Coliseum in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen in a game televised on HDNet.
"I'm extremely excited to still be playing and it's exciting to be playing with a good field of teams," Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson said. "When you're playing as well as we've been playing at the end of the year, you want to keep playing. Not only for your one senior who is graduating, but for your team that is coming back to start the preparation process for next year."
Ticket information will be released Monday morning and tickets will go on sale beginning at noon.
The fifth annual CBI presented by Zebra Pen will again consist of 16 teams vying for a national championship. Three of the eight first round games will commence on Tuesday with the remaining first round games being played on Wednesday. The quarterfinal round will take place on Monday, March 19 with semifinal round games being played on Wednesday, March 21. The best-of-three championship series begins on Monday, March 26 and continues on Wednesday, March 28. Should a third game be necessary, it will be played on Friday, March 30.
With a 19-14 record, the Beavers have their most victories in a season since winning 22 in 1989-90 and have clinched just their second winning season since Gary Payton was a senior and Oregon State last advanced to the NCAA Tournament 22 years ago.
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