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UCLA Women's Basketball: Beavers Dam Bruins With Buzzer Beater

The OSU bench outscored UCLA 41-10.

Maren Angus-Coombs

UCLA Women's Basketball: Beavers Dam Bruins With Buzzer Beater
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UCLA was at full strength for the first time since January and was left heartbroken as Oregon State sunk a three at the buzzer to beat the Bruins 79-77.

Frustrations mounted early when the referees controlled the pace, calling every little thing resulting in 19 first-half fouls. The teams totaled 36 for the game.

The last 10 seconds were action-packed. Angela Dugalic drained a three from the top of the key to give UCLA a 75-74 lead with eight seconds to play. The Beavers answered on a layup with 2.3 seconds on the clock.

Lauren Betts set a new career-high with 24 points when she hit a jumper from the free-throw line in what appeared to be a game-winner but one second was added back on the clock giving OSU a chance to advance on the inbound with 1.1 seconds to play.

Talia Van Oelhoffen came off the screen and nailed the buzzer-beater to end it.

Fifth-year guard Charisma Osborne made UCLA history passing Jordin Canada for second all-time in career scoring. 

Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week Raegan Beers from OSU left the game in the second quarter after catching an elbow to the face from Kiki Rice. She did not return.

Osborne got the scoring started with a steal and a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line.

UCLA's graduate player made history with this basket as she moved into second place all-time in career scoring.

This smooth layup from Jones gave UCLA a 34-32 lead heading into halftime.

Betts couldn't miss in the third quarter. She was 6-for-6 with 13 points.

In a game that saw 15 lead changes, Dugalic gave UCLA one of them with this trey.

Betts hit what the Bruins thought was the game-winning but it was determined that there was more than a second left which was enough time for the Beavers to break hearts.

UCLA has to move on quickly as the Bruins head to Eugene to face the Ducks on Sunday at 4 p.m. PST.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.