Oregon State used 3 points shooting early, free throw shooting down the stretch, and defense all night to upset Baylor 60-57 in the final of the Dallas regional Monday night, and advance to their first ever "Final Four" of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
The 2nd seeded and 6th ranked Beavers, the Pac-12 regular season and tournament champions, made 7 of 13 3 pointers in the first half to take early control, and though they wouldn't make another in the second half, 3 point shooting was still a factor, as the 1 seed and 4th ranked Bears, the Big XII regular season and tournament champions eventually rallied to take a late lead, their lack of outside shooting (they made only 1 all night), left them in the unenviable position of having no answer down 3, after Sydney Wiese sank a pair of free throws to cap a run of 8 of 9 free throw shooting down the stretch.