It might have been a sign when Oregon State’s bus conked out at their team hotel Tuesday night. The Beavers had to get a fleet of Ubers to transport players, coaches and staff to McCarthey Athletic Center for their game against Gonzaga.

It's unlikely Gonzaga players will forget the emotions they experienced while watching Oregon State's students storm the court at Gill Coliseum as they celebrat

Gonzaga players may not have been around for a decades-long run of futility against Oregon State – a stretch where the Bulldogs accumulated just two victories compared to 25 losses over 80 years – but all were on hand 12 days ago in Corvallis when the Beavers erased a late six-point deficit and rallied for an upset win in overtime,