The CBI Tournament doesn't get a ton of publicity while its bigger brothers are in session, but the CBI will get its spotlight game on Monday with the first game of the three-game championship series, featuring Pitt and Washington State, at 10:00 p.m. You can find the full schedule for the championship series here.
Pitt got to this game with a 68-62 overtime victory over Butler last week, while Washington State used a 72-66 win over Oregon State to move into this round. Pitt was two games better overall this season, but the Cougars had a better record in conference. That could point to the quality of the Big East Vs. the lack of quality in the Pac-12, but it also indicates this should be a pretty well-fought series.
We'll have complete coverage of the CBI Championship series in this StoryStream, but for more on the CBI Finals and Pitt basketball, check out SB Nation Pitt blog, Cardiac Hill.