Oregon State beats Notre Dame in Sweet 16 of women's March Madness. Score, highlights
No. 3 Oregon State (27-7) is going to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament to face the winner of No. 1 South Carolina versus No. 4 Indiana.
The Beavers took down No. 2 Notre Dame (28-7) with a final score of 70-65 Friday in a Sweet 16 game full of madness. In the end, it was rebounds and second-chance points that made the difference.
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Despite failing to take care of the ball, Oregon State pulled out a hard-fought, back-and-forth victory to advance in the tournament, just one season removed from a 13-win campaign.
Oregon State outrebounded Notre Dame by a margin of 43-24. That led to a barrage of second-chance points and forced the Fighting Irish to be efficient on its own offensive end. That’s also why, even though Oregon State coughed up the ball 26 times, the Beavers had enough to prevail.
Oregon State shot 29-of-48 (60.4%) from the field, while Notre Dame — 26-of-73 (35.6%) — struggled to convert open looks. The Fighting Irish did score 27 points off of turnovers.
Oregon State was led by its two forwards, Timea Gardiner (21 points and 11 rebounds) and Raegan Beers (18 points and 13 rebounds).
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Oregon State vs. Notre Dame final score for Sweet 16 March Madness
