No. 3 Colorado falls in Corvallis to No. 25 Oregon State 68-62

Buffs struggled to find consistency on the way to an upset by the Beavers

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The third-ranked Colorado Buffaloes couldn't find a way to erase a late deficit in the fourth quarter, falling to No. 25 Oregon State 68-62 on Friday night.

The Buffs (16-3, 6-2 Pac-12) tried to pull themselves back into the game in the final minutes. However, the Beavers (16-3, 5-3 Pac-12) earned it with a solid effort from the free throw line. Oregon State has been the Pac-12 team with a lot to prove after starting the season with 12 straight wins. They've gone 4-3 since with all their losses to top ten teams.

Jaylyn Sherrod led all scorers with 19 points before fouling out. She was one of three players in double figures on a miserable night shooting for the Buffs. Frida Formann finished with 13 points and Aaronette Vonleh added 12. By far the worst effort of the season for JR Payne's squad, who went 19-for-48 (39.6%) from the field, including 3-for-11 (27.3%) from beyond the arc.

Oregon State also had three players in double figures. They had a combined 46 points from Donovyn Hunter, Talia Von Oelhoffen, and AJ Marotte. As a whole, the Beavers shot 48.1 percent from the field and dominated in the paint against the Buffs.

Colorado led by as many as ten points in the first half before OSU hammered down with an outstanding defensive effort. The Beavers went into halftime with a 32-30 lead on the heels of a 14-2 run that started with six minutes left before halftime.

The Buffs were held to 10 points in the third quarter and never regained the lead in the second half. It was a signature win for the Beavers who last upset a top five opponent five years ago. They came into the game 0-12 before beating the Buffs. It also caps off a huge start to the weekend in Corvallis with back-to-back victories for Oregon State basketball programs. The men's team handed No. 9 Arizona a 83-80 loss on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Jordan Pope.

Colorado has lost two of the last three Pac-12 games by a total of 14 points. They moved a game behind No. 6 Stanford in the conference standings with the loss.

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Colorado rounds out the weekend at Oregon on Sunday (3 p.m. ET)

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