Ellie Mack scored 11 points of her 14 in the third quarter. Talia von Oelhoffen had 13 points, and No. The eighth seed Oregon State defeated ninth-seeded Arizona State, 59 to 54, on Wednesday to reach quarterfinals for the Pac-12 Conference tournament.

On Thursday, Oregon State (14-12), will face top-seeded Stanford. The Cardinal swept the Beavers this season, defeating them 82-59 and then 87-63.

Oregon State led by 17 early in the fourth quarter, but Arizona State quickly got hot from 3-point range. After scoring just 26 points through three quarters of play, the Sun Devils made four 3-pointers in less than two minutes to score 24 points in fourth quarter. They were able to get within 52-50 with only 1:21 remaining.

Although Oregon State was struggling with Arizona State’s pressure defense, Greta Kampschroeder stepped in behind the defense to score a fast-break layup. Von Oelhoffen provided a nice assist with 48.7 seconds remaining to increase the lead to 55-51. Von Oelhoffen made two free throws after Arizona State missed in the lane. This gave Arizona State a six point lead.

Von Oelhoffen scored seven in the fourth quarter.

Oregon State started the game with a 16-5 win while Arizona State managed just one of its 15 first shots. Halftime saw five field goals made by the Sun Devils, who finished the quarter with 2-of-18 shooting. In the first 20 minutes, 14 of 58 shots were made by both teams.


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Talia von Oelhoffen (Oregon State) and Imogen Greenslade (Arizona State) battle for the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball match in the Pac-12 women’s tournament in Las Vegas. This was the first round. (AP Photo/John Locher)

LAS VEGAS (AP), Ellie Mack scored 11 points of her 14 in the third quarter. Talia von Oelhoffen had 13 points and No. The eighth seed Oregon State defeated ninth-seeded Arizona State, 59 to 54, on Wednesday to reach quarterfinals in the Pac-12 Conference tournament.

On Thursday, Oregon State (14-12), will face top-seeded Stanford. The Cardinal swept the Beavers this season, defeating them 82-59 and then 87-63.

Oregon State led by 17 early in the fourth quarter, but Arizona State quickly got hot from 3-point range. After scoring just 26 points in three quarters, the Sun Devils made four 3-pointers in less than two minutes to score 24 points in the fourth. They were within 52-50 with 1:51 remaining.

Although Oregon State was struggling with Arizona State’s pressure defense, Greta Kampschroeder stepped in behind the defense to score a fast-break layup. Von Oelhoffen provided a nice assist with 48.7 seconds remaining to increase the lead to 55-51. Von Oelhoffen made two free throws after Arizona State missed in the lane. This gave Arizona State a six point lead.

Von Oelhoffen scored seven in the fourth quarter.

Oregon State started the game with a 16-5 win while Arizona State managed just one of its 15 first shots. Halftime saw five field goals made by the Sun Devils, who finished the quarter with 2-of-18 shooting. In the first 20 minutes, 14 of 58 shots were made by both teams.