Nightly News   |  February 23, 2011

Brainiac basketball team snaps losing streak

The long drought is over for Caltech, their basketball team finally won a conference game for the first time in 26 years. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> good news. let's hear it for caltech. first of all, what a great school. they graduate so many brainiacs from there. 31 alumni and faculty have won the nobel prize . but basketball? not so good. in fact really, really bad. how bad? they hadn't won a conference game since january of 1985 . since reagan was president. that is until last night. they beat occidental 46-45. now there's no turning back for the division 3 caltech beavers. the beavers are on fire. it took just 26 years.