The Vig

Thursday night in Corvallis, the Oregon State Women’s basketball team beat Arizona 94-88 in double-overtime.

So what, you ask?

Well, due to injuries, illness, and academics, Arizona only suited up six players.  Two of them fouled out by the end of regulation.  Arizona, playing with only four players, built a six-point lead in the first overtime.  Oregon State finally tied the game with :06 left on two Britney Davis free-throws.

Arizona lost another player in the second overtime.  With only three players on the floor, Arizona built a four-point lead with 1:42 to go.  Oregon State finally took the lead :33 later.  Another Arizona player fouled out a few seconds later and Arizona was forced to play the last minute with only two players on the floor.

I’m not sure which team this game says more about.  Kudos to the Wildcats for not letting up.  No tape of the game has surfaced yet.  DeCarolis has probably ordered all copies destroyed except the one he’ll be keeping around for LaVonda Wagner’s performance review.  Once the ‘Cats are back in Tuscon, no doubt they’ll be uploading some of their stuff to the YouTube.  It should make for some fun/awkward viewing.