“We took care of OR today…and we get the opportunity to play against UCLA, and we’re looking forward to the challenge”.
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And boy, did he ever deliver again. That’s what we did, and we got stops.
Olaf Schaftenaar added 17 for Oregon State (18-11, 9-9 Pac-12), which finished in a three-way tie for sixth in the conference. “It gives us a real opportunity for things down the road this year”, Tinkle said.
Arizona: Taryn Griffey finished with five points off the bench, while her dad, new Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. watched from the stands.
Pac-12 freshman of the year Kristine Anigwe led Cal with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Korver’s free throw rimmed off and Thomas’ 3-point attempt at the buzzer was offline sending the game to overtime.
After outscoring the Ducks 22-7 in the second quarter, the Wildcats would hold a 12-point lead heading into halftime.
Washington looks to extend its run in the Pac-12 Tournament on Saturday evening at KeyArena when they take on No. 8 Oregon State at 8:30 p.m. The matchup of the fifth-seeded Dawgs (22-9, 11-7) and top-seeded Beavers (26-4, 16-2) can also be seen live on the Pac-12 Networks. Five of the eight seeds for next week’s Big West Tournament were locked into place after Thursday’s results, and USC and UCLA both know they’ll be playing on the first day of the four-day Pac-12 Tournament next week. When USC swatted seven Oregon State shots on March 2, it passed the previous two best blocked shot seasons in school history (165 in 2009 and the 162 in 2013).
SEATTLE (AP) Resilient USC refused to go away, but Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said his eighth-ranked Beavers can benefit from the closer-than-expected battle.
USC: The Trojans lost to Oregon State for the first time in four tournament meetings. Brooks came in averaging a team-leading 17.2 points but got two fouls in the first half and went 1 of 6 from the field. Their first made three-pointer, by Holiday, came with 9:36 to play.
Tyler Dorsey led all scorers with 19, Elgin Cook added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Dwayne Benjamin scored 14 more.
It nearly worked, as without B. Alford, Holliday hit 3 straight shots, 2 of them 3s, to cut the deficit to 4, then 3, and ultimately 1 point, pulling the Bruins within 83-82 with still 19 seconds left. That game is likely to match Stanford and Oregon State – teams the Ducks split against in the regular season – though Washington and USC remain in the mix as well.
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The Beavers hit their first four 3-pointers against Southern California on Wednesday night, taking an early 12-7 lead, only go ice cold the rest of the way. “It will give us a chance to get our legs under us and get ready to go for an early game Saturday”. The emerging offensive game of Jordan Bell has helped balance the Ducks scoring as his spin moves under the basket, and jump hooks have become high-percentage shots the Ducks can count on. “Guys were just trying too hard, trying to make plays, and just got going a little too fast”. It’s a really important shift for us because we want to make sure fans can watch whatever game they want to watch on whatever device they want to watch at any time they want to watch it.
