Columbia Basin defeated South Puget Sound in the tournament opener by score of 62-57. Ta'Veus Randle lead all scorers with 24 points and 5 assists. Anton Williams added 11 points and 7 boards in support.

Looking to make another splash as the home team favorites, CBC squared off against the West 3-seed South Puget Sound. Early on the Clippers were abnormally hot from deep as Basin watched itself fall into a 12-point hole. Shots did not seem to fall as they continued to attack the rim. 
 
Anton Williams lead the way in the first half with11 points. As the half wore on, Basin was able to claw their way back into the game trailing just 4 points at half.
 
Outside of halftime, the offense was sputtering again as Ta'Veus Randle did his best to get them back into it. With 10 minutes left and a seemingly insurmountable lead, The Hawks came down with three straight 3's to take a 3-point lead. Lauren O'Neill's back-to-back 3's were sparked by a quality defensive shift by the CBC bench.
 
South Puget knocked down a 3 of their own to tie it up with 51 seconds to go but Jayden Martinez answered right back with a dagger to give Basin the lead back. Randle's two free throws sealed the deal with 8 seconds left helping CBC escape with the 62-57 win.
 
CBC will advance to take on the winner of South-1 Portland and North-4 Peninsula at 2pm on Thursday afternoon.