EUGENE, Ore. — Stifling first-half defense and a torrid shooting stretch to open the fourth quarter fueled the No. 7 Oregon women's basketball team to a 75-63 victory Sunday over No. 18 Oregon State, before a season-best crowd of 7,249 fans in Matthew Knight Arena.
The Ducks (18-3, 7-1 Pac-12) ended a 14-game losing streak to their Civil War rivals, avenged Friday's overtime loss in Corvallis and reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 Conference. After falling behind early Friday, Oregon held OSU to seven points in the first quarter Sunday and led by as many as 27 early in the third before the Beavers rallied to close the gap.