Oregon State’s magical NCAA Tournament run ends against Houston, social media reacts

A second-half run wasn’t enough for the No. 12 seed Oregon State men’s basketball team as the Beavers saw their season come to an end with a 67-61 loss to No. 2 seed Houston in the Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis.

The Beavers, who appeared in the round of eight for the first time since 1982, fell short of the school’s third Final Four berth, the last coming in 1963.

Oregon State had a long journey to Monday night. After winning the Pac-12′s automatic NCAA Tournament berth by claiming the conference tournament title, the Beavers upset No. 5 Tennessee, No. 4 Oklahoma State and No. 8 Loyola of Chicago to reach the Elite Eight.

Let’s take a look at what’s being said on social media after the game that ended OSU’s impressive run:

That ending of the matchup wasn’t the calmest for bettors:

The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel congratulated Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson:

NCAA’s Andy Katz highlighted what Oregon State’s run in the tournament means for the Pac-12 going forward and gave credit to coach Wayne Tinkle:

CBS Sports recapped the best from the Beavers’ run:

ESPN’s Myron Medcalf noted the difference the Cougars showed physically:

And Orlando Sanchez of KGW noted how special Oregon State’s run was:

— Aron Yohannes

ayohannes@oregonian.com; @aronyohannes

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