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.