Pac-12 women’s basketball report: Oregon State knocks off No. 3 Colorado
The USC Trojans defeated the Oregon State Beavers earlier this season. That win looks better and better for the Trojans, given how well OSU has played since then. Oregon State just knocked off No. 3 Colorado on Friday night in Corvallis, shaking up the Pac-12 women’s basketball title race.
Oregon State allowed 24 points to Colorado in the game’s first 11 minutes but then allowed just 30 points in the following 28 minutes to subdue the Buffs, 68-62. Oregon State allowed just three 3-point makes to Colorado and forced 17 turnovers from the Buffs. The Beavers are a very difficult team to play against, especially in Gill Coliseum.
The result knocks Colorado to 6-2 in the Pac-12, out of first place. Stanford is all alone in first with a 7-1 league mark. The Cardinal blew out Arizona State in Tempe on Friday night.
UCLA is half a game behind Colorado for second place in the Pac-12 standings. The Bruins are 5-2 in the league after beating Washington on Friday, but did not have center Lauren Betts available. There are concerns about Betts’ injury status which bear monitoring in the days and weeks to come.
Utah rallied to beat Oregon in Eugene on Friday. The Utes and Oregon State are both 5-3 in the conference as they meet in Corvallis on Sunday afternoon.
Elsewhere in the Pac-12 on Friday, Arizona beat Cal in Tucson.
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