Oregon St (11) @ UCLA (7) - 2/17/20

[Flyinsouth]

UCLA needed a better look than Horvat there with the game on the line. That could not have been the play out of the timeout!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Slocum passes up a shot in the lane to pass to Washington who traveled. UCLA with a chance to win on last possession. Freaking turnovers.

edit--15.9 sec left

 

[domerduck]

When I watch the Beavs it's all drama....when I watch the Ducks it's all fun.

 

[domerduck]

OT

 

[nwhoopfan]

OT

22 TOs for the Beavs

 

[nwhoopfan]

When I watch the Beavs it's all drama....when I watch the Ducks it's all fun.

Wanna trade? At least for a little bit.

 

[eebmg]

OT 67-67. Dean smoked Goodman but missed a 10' that would have won it This is a fun game.

 

[domerduck]

Wanna trade? At least for a little bit.

I'm a true Platypus. 2 degrees from U of O, but taught 11 years at OSU and live in Corvallis. I always root for both teams and for the team that will go the farthest when they play each other. This year that will be the Ducks.

 

[bballnut90]

Awful 5th foul call against Jones. All ball.

 

[Flyinsouth]

Wow two brutal calls against OSU fouling out Jones and Pivec getting her 4th. OSU is lucky being in this with 22 turnovers and 8-16 from the line!

 

[domerduck]

Those foul calls sucked. Jones had a clean block on her last foul. Pivec gets a foul when the girl slips.

 

[Flyinsouth]

Well with that turnover and 3 that should be ballgame!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Jeez, UCLA up 8 now. Beavs cannot finish games off this year. Such a disappointing season.

 

[domerduck]

This is just like how they lost to Stanford, USC, & Arizona. Close games that ended bad.

 

[eebmg]

Pivec fouls out. That last foul was legit. UCLA taking over bigtime in OT

 

[domerduck]

All ball with the blocking hand, but body contact & contact with the other arm IMO.

Pivec fouls out now - it’s over

She held her off hand to her body. She did not foul. Terrible call and most of the fouls were ticky tacky. That 4th foul on Pivec whem Dean fell was a joke. They are paying back Rueck for complaing about the officials.

 

[Crazyhorse]

FSU misses you Cori

 

[Mulder]

Bruins win going away.

 

[Crazyhorse]

So where will Oregon State be ranked next week if at all, 7 losses now....

 

[Crazyhorse]

Bruins win going away.

More athletes than Oregon State

 

[eebmg]

Cry foul if you want but UCLA played very good defense in 2nd half and OT and their team speed and O Boarding is very impressive Earned the win imho as an external observer

 

[bballnut90]

Good win for UCLA. Still in the hunt for a 1 and well positioned to get the #2 seed in the Pac 12 tourney. Their last 4 games should be a breeze compared to the likes of Stanford (home vs. Oregon schools, road @ AZ schools). Guard play is going to make or break the Bruins this year IMO. Dean/Osborne need to hit shots like they did tonight for UCLA to have a chance agains the likes of Oregon in the P12 tourney.

 

[TheFarmFan]

So where will Oregon State be ranked next week if at all, 7 losses now....

6 of the 7 losses are to teams presently ranked. It's a lesser version of the same problem UConn has this season - all good losses but not many notable wins. Both have wins against DePaul, UConn has vs. Tennessee, and OSU has at Arizona and vs. ASU. The loss to U$C, however, is a bit inexplicable, and the strongest argument for putting them in danger of falling out, if they go 1/2 in the Bay.

The other problem is the lack of Kennedy Brown - they are now 0-3 without her. It's a version of the same problem Stanford has had without Haley Jones - she filled an important niche Stanford can't replace (w/ Carrington out too). Without Brown, Jones is often the solo post, and way harder to stay out of foul trouble. Jones had already fouled out 3 times this season with Brown, and I have to assume that will only get worse now that she's their chief post defender.

 

[Crazyhorse]

6 of the 7 losses are to teams presently ranked. It's a lesser version of the same problem UConn has this season - all good losses but not many notable wins. Both have wins against DePaul, UConn has vs. Tennessee, and OSU has at Arizona and vs. ASU. The loss to U$C, however, is a bit inexplicable, and the strongest argument for putting them in danger of falling out, if they go 1/2 in the Bay.

The other problem is the lack of Kennedy Brown - they are now 0-3 without her. It's a version of the same problem Stanford has had without Haley Jones - she filled an important niche Stanford can't replace (w/ Carrington out too). Without Brown, Jones is often the solo post, and way harder to stay out of foul trouble.

Maybe the PAC 12 isnt as strong as rankings suggest? Lots of parity this year.

 

[Plebe]

I wish I could get more PAC games.

I LOVE Mikayla Pivec. She’s such a wonderful blue-collar player.

There's absolutely nothing not to love about her. It's no wonder the OSU fans are always raving about her.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Maybe the PAC 12 isnt as strong as rankings suggest? Lots of parity this year.

PAC-12 OOC record, which is the only sure way of judging things at the moment, was pretty dang strong for the PAC. Among the top 6 teams, wins include: @ UConn, @ Indiana, @ Texas, vs. Tennessee, vs. DePaul, vs. Gonzaga, vs. Ohio St., vs. Missouri St., and neutrals vs. Miss. St., Syracuse (x2).

Only OOC losses among the top 6 were @ Texas, @ Minnesota, and neutrals vs. Louisville and Purdue.

Seems like the rankings are getting it right, based on the top half's OOC performance. It's also why none of the bottom half is even sniffing an NCAA bid - those schedules were either weak (coughcough Colorado) or had a boatload of losses - poor WSU had three games in three days vs. Indiana, South Carolina, and Baylor. Woof.

 

[Crazyhorse]

PAC-12 OOC record, which is the only sure way of judging things at the moment, was pretty dang strong for the PAC. Among the top 6 teams, wins include: @ UConn, @ Indiana, @ Texas, vs. Tennessee, vs. DePaul, vs. Gonzaga, vs. Ohio St., vs. Missouri St., and neutrals vs. Miss. St., Syracuse (x2).

Only OOC losses among the top 6 were @ Texas, @ Minnesota, and neutrals vs. Louisville and Purdue.

I think the Pac 12 is great, but there is a stark divide between Stanford, UCLA, Oregon and the rest. The top three have athletes, kids that can create their own shot.

 

[bballnut90]

Maybe the PAC 12 isnt as strong as rankings suggest? Lots of parity this year.

Oregon is the only true elite team, but each of OSU, UCLA, Stanford, and Arizona are capable of beating other top 5-10 teams. ASU, USC and Colorado are all dangerous too. It's far and away the best conference in America this year.

 

[Plebe]

Maybe the PAC 12 isnt as strong as rankings suggest? Lots of parity this year.

The problem with that hypothesis is that you'd need to identify which "underrated" teams should be ranked ahead of them. Given how lame the ACC, SEC and Big 12 are this year outside of their top one or two teams, there are very few viable candidates.

 

[TheFarmFan]

I think the Pac 12 is great, but there is a stark divide between Stanford, UCLA, Oregon and the rest. The top three have athletes, kids that can create their own shot.

Hmm. Unless you just watched a different game than I did, I saw Pivec, Slocum, and Jones all create their own shots. However - that is not OSU's strength, nor the way Rueck likes to coach. But hero ball by Pivec and Slocum, and Jones's smooth moves in the paint, has been the one thing bailing OSU out this season. If anything, I've been shocked by how poorly they've been at running sets. The versions of OSU past were much, much better at it.