Gulich leads No. 15 Oregon State women past No. 7 UCLA in OT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Marie Gulich had 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks to lead No. 15 Oregon State to a 67-64 overtime win over No. 7 UCLA on Friday night.

Katie McWilliams had 16 points and five rebounds, and Kat Tudor added 14 point and seven rebounds for the Beavers (20-6, 11-4).

Jordin Canada had 21 points and five assists, and Monique Billings added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (21-5, 12-3).

Oregon State shot 42.4 percent, compared to 33.3 for the Bruins, but UCLA committed only eight turnovers.

Gulich made a lay-up at the 1:47 mark of the extra period to put the Beavers ahead 63-62. Billings was fouled on the next possession and sank both free throws for UCLA.

Gulich was then fouled and made both free throws to give the Beavers a 65-64 lead.

The Bruins missed two shots and had a third blocked. Gulich was fouled on the rebound and sank both free throws with 34 seconds left.

Kennedy Burke and Canada missed 3-pointers on UCLA’s final possession.

The teams traded baskets on five consecutive possessions in the last two minutes of regulation.

UCLA’s Japreece Dean had her 3-pointer blocked by Taya Corosdale with 4 seconds remaining, and the Beavers called timeout with 1.3 seconds left. Tudor’s 3-pointer rimmed out before the buzzer.

The teams shot poorly in the first quarter, which ended tied at 11-all. But UCLA went on an 6-0 run early in the second quarter, with Canada showing her speed on two fast-break layups, to take a 19-14 lead with 5:30 left in the first half.

UCLA went to the break ahead 27-23.

Oregon State went on a 10-0 surge, capped by a Pivec lay-up with 3:58 left in the third, to take a 39-32 lead. But UCLA outscored the Beavers 11-3 during the rest of the period to go into the fourth quarter ahead 43-42.

BIG PICTURE

UCLA: The Bruins crushed the Beavers 84-49 at Pauley Pavilion in the teams’ first matchup this season on Jan. 5. . Entering the week, the Bruins were in a three-way tie for first place in the Pac-12 with Stanford and Oregon. But each of those teams won their first game of the weekend.

Oregon State: The victory secured the Beavers’ fifth straight 20-win season. … The Beavers entered Friday first in the nation in 3-point shooting, at 41.7 percent, but were only 4 for 17 from long range against the Bruins.

UP NEXT

UCLA plays at No. 9 Oregon on Monday.

Oregon State hosts USC on Sunday.