The Oregon State Beavers are setting their sights on making a surprise appearance in March Madness after reaching the Finals stage of the Pac-12 tournament. Their underdog story will be completed once they overcome the third-seeded team in the Colorado Buffaloes on March 13.

Beavers head coach Wayne Tinkle and his men already overachieved when they garnered a 10-10 record in conference play, ultimately accounting for a 16-12 overall tally. They eventually headed to the Pac-12 tournament with the fifth seed after the Arizona Wildcats were deemed ineligible due to their self-imposed postseason ban.

They successfully dealt an upset to the fourth-seeded UCLA Bruins with a narrow 83-79 victory in overtime. The Beavers then eliminated their top-seeded rival in the Oregon Ducks in the semi-finals with a 75-64 triumph, ultimately setting up a finals tilt with the Buffaloes.

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Meanwhile, Colorado didn't have an easy path to the Finals as well as they had to overcome the 11th seeded California Golden Bears who managed to put up a good fight against them. However, the Buffaloes proved to be steadier in crunch time as they avoided an upset and ran away with a 61-58 win.

They encountered another tough adversity when they met the No.2 seed USC Trojans in the semi-finals where they fought hard for a 72-70 victory. Both teams will certainly be eager to secure their spot in The Big Dance though the Beavers won't easily go down without a fight as the underdog team.

Head coach Wayne Tinkle and his team will aim to overcome the final battle in the Pac-12 tournament in a bid to return to March Madness for the first time since 2016.