There is not much left for the WSU men’s basketball team to play for this regular season. After losing their 13th straight game, the Cougars (9-18, 1-14 in Pac-12) have solidified a No.12 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.

The only motive left for WSU is to end the losing streak and gain any type of momentum they can heading into the tournament, which begins March 9. The Cougars hope to break the streak at Oregon on Wednesday.

The Ducks (21-6, 10-4 in Pac-12) have already punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, and are currently playing for a high seed in the tournament. Oregon is also playing for a Pac-12 regular season title.

The Ducks are tied with Arizona at No.1 in the Pac-12 Standings.

“We better have our butts ready to play,” WSU Head Coach Ernie Kent said. “Otherwise we can go in there and just get dominated.”

Oregon is led by one of the best players in the country and potential Pac-12 Player of the Year candidate, sophomore forward Dillon Brooks. He is averaging a team-high of 17.2 points a game, good for No.3 in the Pac-12.

The Ducks’ style of play involves speeding up the game as much as possible and outrunning its opponents. Usually, WSU play’s a similar style of basketball, but in recent games the team has tried to slow down the pace of the game and take its opponents out of rhythm on offense. Expect the Cougars to do the same against the Ducks on Wednesday

Though the Cougars are on a 13 game losing streak, Kent believes the team has not thrown in the towel yet.

“If you were to have seen practice the last couple days, you certainly wouldn’t know (the team’s frustration of losing),” Kent added. “And not from the fact that they’re laughing and joking, it’s how hard they continue to come back and work, and the effort they give you and the comradery they have and you can see some of that in the huddles and everything else. But yet at the same time, they are going through something that several of them have never faced before so you have to guide them through it.”

Tipoff between the Cougars and Ducks is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon. Pac-12 Networks will broadcast the game.

Reporting by Evan Baron