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Oregon State 79-77 UCLA (Feb 16, 2024) Game Recap – ESPN
CORVALLIS, Ore. — — 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.
On the game’s last possession, Von Oelhoffen said UCLA focused its defense on Timea Gardiner, who had made 3 of 4 3-pointers.
“I had a feeling that they were going to help on that and that I was going to be open on the pop,” von Oelhoffen said. “I was just ready for it. I had just had that layup so I had a little bit of confidence and shot it well in that second half.”
Von Oelhoffen scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half, including all four 3-pointers. She also made a driving layup with 2 seconds left to put the Beavers ahead 76-75.
Oregon State rallied from seven points down in the final three minutes. Von Oelhoffen finished with 22 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the foul line, and Gardiner had a career-high 21 points.
Lauren Betts scored a career-high 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting 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.
“We overcorrected and that’s how Talia got that open 3 with 1 second left,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. “We have to get that stop with one second left and we were not able to do it.”
Angela Dugalic made a 3 with 6.6 seconds remaining to give the Bruins a 75-74 advantage. The lead changed hands three more times in the final seconds.
“Who would ever count this team out now,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. “I just couldn’t be more around of them. Tonight was just pure fun. That’s as good as it gets tonight.”
It was a tight game throughout and neither team led by more than seven points.
“Obviously, it’s a tough loss and the fact that we had a seven-point lead with three minutes left and couldn’t hold onto it,” said UCLA guard Kiki Rice, who had 11 points and five assists.
Oregon State played most of the game without leading scorer Raegan Beers. She was hit with an elbow to the nose by Rice, who was called for an intentional foul early in the second quarter. Beers left for the locker room after spending several minutes on the floor and did not return. She finished with two points and one rebound.
Rueck did not have an update on Beers’ injury, but said the sophomore forward sent the team a postgame congratulatory text.
“Obviously in the first half we had a lot of adversity. Reagan goes down,” Gardiner said. “From that moment we all knew we had to step up, and for Raegan specifically.”
Without the inside presence of Beers, who came into the game averaging 18.2 points and 11.1 rebounds, Oregon State was forced to the perimeter to generate much of its offense. The Beavers finished 11 for 19 on 3-pointers.
BIG PICTURE
UCLA: The Bruins, who have marquee wins this season over UConn, Ohio State USC, Colorado and Oregon State, have an excellent inside-outside combo with Betts and Charisma Osborne, who finished with 13 points.
Oregon State: The Beavers, who were a Final Four team in 2016, have five wins over ranked teams. With Utah’s win over Colorado on Friday night, Oregon State moves into second place in the Pac-12 standings.They are a lock to be back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
UP NEXT
UCLA: The Bruins will be at Oregon on Sunday.
Oregon State: The Beavers will be at home Sunday against No. 10 USC.
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CURRY COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) – A Texas man wanted for child sex crimes was arrested in Curry County on Tuesday afternoon.
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Leatherwood of Bastrop, Texas, was arrested with the help of Oregon State Police and U.S. Marshals just after 12:30 p.m.
Leatherwood, who is accused of sex-related crimes involving a child in Texas, was reportedly found camping in a heavy wooded area near Lucas Lodge in Agness.
Investigators say Leatherwood has been on the run from Curry County law enforcement since June 16 after reports that he had been seen with a stolen car in the Agness area.
Leatherwood was also believed to have stolen weapons with him.
His dog was also found and returned to the suspect’s family in good shape, according to the sheriff’s office.
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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Fireworks are on sale in Oregon until July 6, but state and local rules limit where they can be used and what types are allowed.
In Portland, fireworks use and sales are banned year-round.
Fireworks are also banned on beaches and in state and national parks.
Statewide, fireworks that fly into the air, explode, act unpredictably or move more than 12 feet horizontally are illegal. Banned fireworks include sky lanterns, missiles, rockets, Roman candles, firecrackers, cherry bombs and M-80s.
Fountains, sparklers, ground spinners and smoke devices are among the fireworks allowed under state rules.
Officials said people should not call 911 to report illegal fireworks. They said reports should go to the non-emergency line for the area.
First responders said there were 263 fires across Portland during last year’s fireworks season, and 27 were caused by fireworks.
For more details about fireworks regulation in Oregon, click here.
In Washington, fireworks sales legally begin Sunday and run through July 4.
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GEARHART, Ore. (KATU) — Another gray whale washed up on the Oregon coast last week, this time in Gearhart, according to Seaside Aquarium.
The 41-foot-long male had been dead for months before washing up on the beach, Seaside Aquarium general manager Keith Chandler said.
He noted that there have been 19 total whale strandings or carcasses washing up on beaches just this year on the Oregon coast region.
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Of those deaths, more than half were at least partially attributed to malnutrition. That could have been the cause in more strandings, however, necropsies were not performed in roughly a dozen of the 30 strandings.
Chandler said strong wind from the west this year has been contributing to why coastal towns are seeing a lot of whales and other things washing up on shore. However he also noted that many of the Grey whales washed ashore were emaciated with necropsies showing signs of malnourishment.
“The food sources have been compromised. The warmer water means the nutrients that they’re getting aren’t as good, so the whole food chain is kind of not as healthy,” Chandler said.
He pointed to the warming waters with climate change as the main reason noting that warm water plankton–Grey Whale’s main food source–is thinner and has fewer nutrients than plankton in cooler waters.
Chandler says this whale will not have a necropsy done because of its level of decomposition.
“The fresher ones, the team from Portland State [University] will come down and they’ll go in and do measurements, take samples and stuff, measurements of the internal organs. But on one this decayed, you won’t gain anything from it scientifically. And it’s just kind of a mess to do when they’re this rotten,” he said.
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You can report a whale stranding to the West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network Hotline by calling 1-866-767-6114.
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