A late 3-pointer from Oregon forward Deanna Weaver lifted the Ducks to a comeback 88-86 win over the Huskies on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore., after the Huskies led by as many as 16 points in the second half.
The loss prevented the Huskies (8-4, 0-2 Pacific-12 Conference) from securing their first conference win of the season.
Defense, a hallmark of UW coach Kevin McGuff’s program, was something the Huskies seemed to forget as the minutes dwindled off the clock.
“It was a simple screen that led to an uncontested shot,” McGuff said of the winning basket by Weaver. “That was the story of the last few minutes – they had open shots, and when they hit them, they made you pay.”
Following Weaver’s shot, the Huskies raced into the frontcourt, where guard Mercedes Wetmore found Marjorie Heard. The forward barreled her way into the paint for a layup, but a pair of Ducks came over to swat the shot away.
Oregon (9-5, 1-1) hit 13 3-pointers, tying the most the Huskies have allowed this season.
The loss spoiled a career afternoon from UW point guard Kellie McCann-Smith, who scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers.
WSU 61, at Oregon State 54 (2 OT):Senior guard Jazmine Perkins notched her third straight double-double to help the Cougars beat the Beavers in double overtime.
WSU (8-6, 2-0) improved to 2-0 in Pac-12 play for the first time since the 2000-01 season and swept a conference road series for the first time since beating the Arizona schools during the 1994-95 season.
The Beavers, who came into the game averaging 74.2 ppg, saw their record fall to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
Perkins recorded her third straight double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds, and four other players finished with at least eight points. Senior guard April Cook scored six of her eight points in the two overtime periods.
No. 4 Stanford 77, at UCLA 50: Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike each posted double-doubles for the second straight game as the Cardinal handed the Bruins (6-7, 1-1) their 12th consecutive loss against the perennial Pac-12 women’s powerhouse.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 18 points and 10 rebounds, her sister Chiney had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Toni Kokenis added 11 points for the Cardinal (11-1, 2-0), which won its eighth in a row and extended its league winning streak to a record 59 games.
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At Cal 85, UCLA 69: Allen Crabbe scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Golden Bears (12-3, 2-0) beat the Bruins (7-7, 0-2) to pull off their first home sweep of the Los Angeles schools in eight years and stay undefeated at home.
Jorge Gutierrez had 16 points and eight assists, freshman David Kravish scored a career-best 13 points, and Justin Cobbs added 13 points and a career-high eight assists as Cal shot a season-high 65 percent from the field.
Tyler Lamb scored a career-high 26 points, and David Wear added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Bruins, who suffered their most lopsided defeat in the series since a 92-63 loss on Feb. 1, 2001.
At Stanford 51, USC 43 : Aaron Bright scored seven of his game-high 16 points in the final 4:43 of play to help the Cardinal beat the Trojans (5-10, 0-2).
Josh Owens added 12 points and eight rebounds for Stanford (12-2, 2-0), which ended a three-game losing streak to the Trojans.
At Colorado 73, Utah 33: Freshman Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-best 19 points, and the Buffaloes (9-4, 1-0) beat the Utes (3-10, 0-1) in the Pac-12 debut for both teams.
At Arizona 68, Arizona State 51: The Wildcats (10-4, 1-0) got 16 points from Jesse Perry and 14 from Nick Johnson, taking control early and beating the Sun Devils in the teams’ Pac-12 opener.
Arizona State (4-9, 0-1) cut the lead to 13 twice but could get no closer.
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