Caltech wins! No prank

By Kevin Roderick | February 22, 2011 10:11 PM

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quantum-hoops.pngCaltech broke its 310-game basketball losing streak with a one-point win tonight — at home — over rival Occidental in the final game of the season. It's the Beavers' first conference win since, oh, 1985. The final: 46-45. Best tweet: "Well, it had to end sometime." The Caltech losing streak was the stuff of sports and collegiate legend, chronicled in the film Quantum Hoops. Watch the trailer, narrated by David Duchovny.

Better yet: Watch the celebration at the buzzer | Caltech web story

Noted: Caltech plays in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference — and has since the conference formed in 1915.

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