Show Cougars Defeat Oregon Quintet In Il Close Scrap CORVALLIS Ore Feb 17 UP UP- UP Washington State college strength strengthened strength strength-i ened its hold on the northern division basketball championship when it defeated de de- Oregon State 28 to 26 last night making a clean sweep of its two-game two series The Cou Cougars ars need but one victory to clinch the championship They meet Idaho Friday night and wind up the season with a two game series against Washington February 26 and 27 Washington also has three games left one against Idaho The Huskies would have ha to win all three to come out on top of the heap Last nights night's contest here was a thrill thrill- er cr The Beavers held a point one-point margin when the half ended 15 to 14 When there was less than two minutes min mm- utes to ro play the game wa was tied up 24 to 24 and with less than a minute to go was tied 26 to lo 26 6 but Claude Holsten Cougar forward rimmed one in just as the gun sounded |