CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Marie Gulich made a go-ahead layup with 14.4 seconds left and No. 10 Oregon State clinched a share of the Pac-12 regular season title with a 50-47 victory over No. 8 Stanford on Friday night.
Sydney Wiese led the Beavers (26-3, 15-2) with 22 points, including five 3-pointers, while Kolbie Orum added 12 points and six rebounds. The crowd of 9,604 was a record for a women's game at Gill Coliseum.
Erica McCall and Alanna Smith each had nine points for Stanford (24-5, 14-3), which had a four-game winning streak snapped. The Cardinal had not dropped a conference game on the road this season.
The Cardinal have not finished atop the league's standings for the past two seasons after more than a decade of dominance. Oregon State won it in 2014, snapping a Stanford run of 14 straight seasons with at least a share of it.
Last season the Beavers claimed a share of the regular-season title before winning the Pac-12 tournament and advancing all the way to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four.
Back-to-back layups from Brittany McPhee and Marta Sniezek pulled Stanford into a 33-all tie with 8:02 left. The Cardinal weren't able to move in front until Nadia Fingall's layup made it 41-40 with just over 5 minutes left.
Stanford extended the lead on McCall's layup but Wiese hit her fifth 3-pointer to tie it at 43. Wiese missed the first of two free throws but Oregon State reclaimed the edge.
After McCall's layup put Stanford in front 47-46, Gulich's layup gave the lead back to Oregon State. Karlie Samuelson missed a 3-pointer on the other end and Gulich made free throws for the final margin.
BIG PICTURE
Stanford: If the teams finish as co-champions, Oregon State would have the top seed in the tournament by virtue of a tiebreaker. ... The Cardinal had won four straight games against top-10 opponents before Friday.
Oregon State: The Beavers honored Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer before the game for her 1,000th career win on Feb. 3. The sellout crowd at Gill Coliseum gave her a standing ovation.
UP NEXT
Stanford: The Cardinal will visit the Oregon Ducks on Sunday. Oregon fell to Cal 55-49 earlier Friday night.
Oregon State: The Beavers will host California on Sunday. While it's senior day and the team will honor Wiese, Hanson and Orum, it will probably not be their last appearance at Gill. Oregon State is expected to host early round NCAA Tournament games.
