The Yotes were victorious in the quarterfinals of the Cascade Tournament against Northwest winning 75 to 72.
Aitor Zubizarreta drained a 3-pointer with one minute remaining to break the 11th tie of the night. Melba, Idaho native Joey Nebeker led the Yotes with 28 points as C of I ran their win streak to nine games.
With the win, the Yotes are on 23-8 overall and will host Oregon Tech this Saturday night at 7 p.m. in a Cascade Conference semifinal.