LOS ANGELES — Julie Futch had 17 points as Oregon State rallied to upset Washington, 52-42, in the first round of the Pac-10 Conference Tournament on Thursday.
Seventh-seeded Washington took its last lead when Sarah Morton nailed a 3-pointer snapping a 33-33 tie with 11:31 remaining.
From there, Talisa Rhea responded with consecutive 3-pointers during tenth-seeded Oregon State’s 14-2 run that put the Beavers ahead 47-38.
Sami Whitcomb led Washington (12-17) with 18 points.
Oregon State (11-19) advances to play second-seeded UCLA in a quarterfinal game on Friday.
Haiden Palmer added 14 points for the Beavers, who entered the game having lost 17 of their last 18.
After committing 13 turnovers in the first half, Oregon State had just six in the second half.
The Beavers shot 42.9 percent from the field and had 12 steals.
Oregon State held a large advantage at the free-throw line, converting 11 of 22 foul shots compared to 2 of 5 for Washington.
The two teams traded large runs in the first half with Washington racing out to an early lead and Oregon State storming right back.
Whitcomb scored 11 of the team’s first 22 points. Her driving layup put the Huskies ahead 22-4 with 8:37 left in the first.
But after Whitcomb’s basket, Oregon State responded with an 18-2 run to close the half and trail 24-22 at the break. Futch scored seven of her points during that stretch including a 3-pointer.
Oregon State committed nine turnovers in the first 10 minutes to trail 15-2.
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