LA GRANDE, Ore. – With the seeding going down to the final night, the pairing for the 2013 Cascade Conference Men’s Basketball Championships are finally set with the tournament set to begin on Wednesday night at the campus sites of the top four seeds.
The top overall seed goes to the Warner Pacific Knights, who earned a share of the regular season title with wins over Eastern Oregon on Friday and College of Idaho on Saturday. They will play host to eighth-seed Corban, who finished the conference season with a record of 5-13.
Eastern Oregon is the other co-champion and will be the second seed after finishing the conference portion of the season with a record of 15-3. They will play host to the Hustlin’ Owls of Oregon Tech, who defeated Corban on Saturday to wrap up CCC play with a record of 7-11 after a 1-7 start.
Southern Oregon takes the third seed, using a win over Northwest Christian to clinch third place with a record of 13-5. The Raiders will host Concordia on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers earned the sixth seed with a record of 9-9 in conference action.
The final matchup features fifth-seed Northwest traveling to fourth-seed College of Idaho. The Yotes and Eagles each finished the conference season with a record of 11-7 but College of Idaho earned the tiebreaker by virtue of winning percentage against opponents .500 and better.
The 2013 Cascade Conference Men’s Basketball Championship begins on Wednesday night with all games set to tip at 7 p.m. Wednesday’s winners will meet on Saturday night in the semifinal round with the winners of those games advancing to the championship on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
2013 CCC Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
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Wednesday, Feb. 20 |
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#8 Corban at #1 Warner Pacific |
Portland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#7 Oregon Tech at #2 Eastern Oregon |
La Grande, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#6 Concordia at #3 Southern Oregon |
Ashland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#5 Northwest at #4 College of Idaho |
Caldwell, Idaho |
7:00 p.m. MST |
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Saturday, Feb. 23 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |
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Next Lowest Remaining Seed at Next Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |
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Tuesday, Feb. 26 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBA |
7:00 p.m. |