By the skin of their Beaver teeth.
Facing a disastrous upset on its home floor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Oregon State needed overtime to fend off Boise State.
The fourth-seeded Beavers went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line in the extra frame to escape with an 80-75 victory over No. 13 Boise State on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.
Senior guard Marta Hermida led Boise State with 22 points, while true freshman Rachel Bowers made the most of her 21 minutes off the bench with 10 points and seven rebounds.
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Aleah Goodman and Mikayla Pivec each notched 20 points to pace Oregon State, which moves on to face Gonzaga in the second round Monday.