{"id":23675,"date":"2017-03-04T08:02:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T08:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=23675"},"modified":"2017-03-04T08:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T08:02:59","slug":"ionescu-fts-lift-oregon-women-past-no-11-washington-70-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/ionescu-fts-lift-oregon-women-past-no-11-washington-70-69.html","title":{"rendered":"Ionescu\u00a0FTs lift Oregon women past No. 11 Washington 70-69"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIonescu FTs lift Oregon women past No. 11 Washington 70-69<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tIonescu FTs lift Oregon women past No. 11 Washington 70-69<\/span><\/span><\/span>:- Sabrina Ionescu hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to give Oregon a 70-69 upset victory over 11th-ranked Washington in a Pac-12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWashington's Kelsey Plum, the all-time NCAA scoring leader, attempted a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer, but the shot was partially blocked by Ruthy Hebard.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSixth-seeded Oregon (20-12) advances to Saturday's semifinal against second-seeded and No. 10-ranked Stanford (26-5), which rolled past Washington State 66-36.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlum, who entered with a nation-best 31.6 point average, finished with 34 points to push her career total to <\/span><\/span><\/span>3,431,<\/span><\/span><\/span> but missed her last seven shots. Chantel Osahor, the nation's leading rebounder, added 12 points and a game-high 27 rebounds for the third-seeded Huskies (27-5).<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLexi Bando scored 23 points and Ionescu had 18 to lead Oregon.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlum's 3- pointer to open the fourth quarter put Washington up 60-51, but Bando scored 11 consecutive points to fuel a 15-4 run that put Oregon up 66-64 with 4:18 remaining.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOsahor converted a 3-point play to put the Huskies on top 69-66 with 3:05 left. Bando hit a jumper with 1:19 remaining to pull Oregon within 69-68.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWashington, which trailed 32-31 at <\/span><\/span><\/span>half<\/span><\/span><\/span>, ran off a 9-0 run midway through the third quarter, taking <\/span><\/span><\/span>48-41<\/span><\/span><\/span> lead on a layin by Plum.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlum had 12 points in the quarter to help Washington take a 57-51 lead into the final period.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOregon opened a 32-26 lead on a free throw by Hebard with 3:01 left in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>half,<\/span><\/span><\/span> but failed to score the rest of the way. Freshman guard <\/span><\/span><\/span>Aarion<\/span><\/span><\/span> McDonald scored on a layup and added a 3-pointer to bring the Huskies within 32-31 at the break.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlum's jumper put Washington up 13-10 with 5:30 left in the first quarter, but Oregon closed the period with a 12-4 run.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaw\/2017\/03\/04\/ionescus-fts-lift-oregon-women-past-no-11-washington-70-69\/98733236\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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