UCLA women fall at Oregon State on buzzer-beater
Talia von Oelhoffen made a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to a 79-77 victory over No. 9 UCLA on Friday night.
After an official’s review, the basket counted and the Beavers (21-3, 10-3 Pac-12) had their sixth straight win.
Oregon State rallied from seven points down in the final three minutes. Von Oelhoffen finished with 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Timea Gardiner had a career-high 21 points.
Lauren Betts scored a career-high 24 points to lead UCLA (19-5, 8-5).
The Bruins appeared to have won the game when Betts connected on a 15-foot jumper with 1.1 seconds left for a 77-76 lead. Betts received the ball just left of the free throw line and drilled the uncontested jumper.
But Oregon State had one final opportunity and converted. The near sell-out crowd at Gill Coliseum erupted into a frenzy when von Oelhoffen hit the long jumper.
NO. 10 USC 88, OREGON 51 >> JuJu Watkins scored 33 points leading the Trojans’ rout in Eugene on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
Watkins made 12 of 25 shots from the field, including 3 of 8 on 3-pointers, despite leaving the game for a while in the third quarter due to injury. She also made six of seven free throws and had eight rebounds for USC (19-4, 9-4 Pac-12).
McKenzie Forbes added 12 points for USC. Kaitlyn Davis had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Chance Gray scored 12 to lead the Ducks (11-15, 2-11), who have lost eight straight games — seven against ranked teams.
NO. 3 STANFORD 84, CAL 49 >> Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 11 rebounds, powering a balanced attack for the Cardinal’s 11th straight victory in the Bay Area rivalry.
Cameron Brink contributed 14 points and the nation’s leader in blocked shots had four more for Stanford (23-3, 12-2 Pac-12).
NO. 22 UTAH 77, NO. 8 COLORADO 76 >> Dasia Young scored 13 points and made a driving layup at the buzzer in her return after missing four games with a concussion, to lift the Utes at home.
Alissa Pili scored 18 points to lead Utah (19-7, 9-5 Pac-12).
Jaylyn Sherrod scored 15 points and Frida Formann had 10 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Buffaloes (20-5, 10-4) forced seven turnovers in the fourth quarter to turn the game into a thriller.
Men's highlights
Jordan Wright had 14 points including two free throws with five seconds left as visiting LSU erased a 16-point second half deficit to beat No. 11 South Carolina 64-63 on Saturday.
The Tigers (13-12, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-25 after Zachary Davis’ 3 pointer with 16:58 to play. That’s when LSU found its offensive flow.
South Carolina (21-5, 9-4) had a final chance, but Jacobi Wright’s 3-pointer from the left corner hit off the rim and bounced away.
LSU players jumped and screamed in celebration while the large home crowd stood in shock.
Tyrell Ward led the Tigers with 16 points. Point guard Trae Hannibal, who played two seasons at South Carolina, had a game-high 12 rebounds.
This one looked over as South Carolina opened the second half with a 9-0 burst for their 16-point lead. Instead, the Gamecocks lost two in a row for the first time this season.
B.J. Mack had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead South Carolina.
NO. 1 UCONN 81, NO. 4 MARQUETTE 53 >> Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the host Huskies rout the Golden Eagles and take control of the race for the Big East regular-season title.
Tristen Newton added 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Huskies (24-2, 14-1), who have won 14 straight games. Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra each added 14 points.
Kam Jones scored 15 points and Oso Ighodaro had 14 for Marquette (19-6, 10-4), which came into the game with an eight-game winning streak.
The Huskies now lead the secondplace Golden Eagles in the Big East by three games in the loss column with five to play.
NO. 6 KANSAS 67, NO. 25 OKLAHOMA 57 >> Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 16 rebounds and the visiting Jayhawks rallied to beat the Sooners. Dickinson, a 7-foot-2 center, had 24 points and 14 rebounds in the first matchup between the teams — a 7866 win at home on Jan. 13.
Johnny Furphy had 15 points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Jayhawks (20-6, 8-5 Big 12).
Jalon Moore had 17 points and Javian McCollum added 15 for the Sooners (18-8, 6-7).
NO. 9 DUKE 76, FLORIDA STATE 67 >>
Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the visiting Blue Devils beat the Seminoles.
McCain hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and shot 60% overall (12 for 20), including 8 for 11 from long distance.
Jeremy Roach scored 15 points as Duke (20-5, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fourth straight game.
Jamir Watkins scored 15 points for Florida State (13-12, 7-7).
SAN DIEGO STATE 81, NEW MEXICO 70 >>
Jaedon LeDee scored 23 points and Lamont Butler had 13 points and three steals to lead the Aztecs at home on Friday night. LeDee made 7 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer and 8 of 11 free throws, adding four steals for San Diego State (20-6, 9-4 Mountain West Conference).
Jaelen House had 22 points and four steals for the Lobos (20-6, 8-5) and Donovan Dent added 11 points.