Pac 12 championship
March 5 at Key Arena in Seattle, WA
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Oregon State's defense came into the title game tied for eighth nationally in scoring defense, but it was the Cardinal defense that was the most impressive.
True, Stanford came in 21st allowing an average of just 56 points, but the Beavers fell well below that in a 48-43 defeat. Oregon State scored seven points in each of the final three quarters and shot 16% from the field in the second half. Outstanding Oregon State guard Sydney Wiese was harrassed with double teams all night and never really got going, finishing with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
Amazingly, OSU started the game hitting its first six shots and led 16-3 5 1/2 minutes in.
The most impressive individual performance came from Alanna Smith, who was great off the bench with 18 points and half of Stanford's eight blocked shots.
It was fitting that these two closed the Pac 12 season with such a close contest. In the two regular season meetings, OSU won 72-69 in double overtime in January and 50-47 in late-February.
The Cardinal won their 12th Pac 12 title.
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