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Washington holds off Oregon State 81-76 in OT for 15th Pac-12 win

Washington forward Nahziah Carter shoots against Oregon State guard Stephen Thompson Jr. (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren / AP)
By Tim Booth Associated Press

SEATTLE – Noah Dickerson scored seven of his 22 points in overtime, David Crisp added a key 3-pointer with 48 seconds left in the extra session, and Washington held off Oregon State 81-76 on Wednesday night for its 15th conference victory.

The Huskies (24-6, 15-2 Pac-12) have already wrapped up the regular-season conference title and No. 1 seed at the conference tournament next week in Las Vegas. But it was another uncomfortable night for the conference champs, being forced to overtime for the first time this season.

Oregon State (17-12, 9-8) struggled to slow Dickerson most of the night and he carried Washington in the extra session, twice scoring over a defender and adding a dunk off a nice feed from Crisp. His basket with 1:42 left gave Washington a 74-69 lead, but Tres Tinkle answered with a 3-pointer, cutting the lead to 74-72. Crisp hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game from the wing, pushing the lead back to five, and the Huskies escaped.

Crisp finished with 22 points and Jaylen Nowell added 16. Dickerson also grabbed 17 rebounds.

Tinkle led the Beavers with 31 points, one off his career high, and scored 19 of the final 22 points for Oregon State in regulation and overtime. Kylor Kelley added 16 points, but Stephen Thompson Jr., who has tormented Washington in the past, was held to nine points on 3-of-10 shooting. Oregon State needs a win over Washington State on Saturday to clinch a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

Washington seemed on the verge of putting the Beavers away after taking a 54-48 lead, only to watch Ethan Thompson score underneath and Zach Reichle complete a 4-point play to pull Oregon State even at 54-all with 7:03 left. Washington pushed the lead back to six, but was unable to pull away.

Tinkle scored eight straight points, capped by a deep 3 to pull Oregon State even at 62-all with 2:14 remaining. Crisp answered with a driving layup that counted due to basket interference, but fouled Stephen Thompson at the opposite end and his two free throws kept the game tied with 95 seconds left.

Dickerson scored underneath to put the Huskies back in front, but Tinkle answered while being fouled with 53 seconds left. He was unable to complete the 3-point play and kept the game tied at 66.

Washington committed a shot-clock violation with 22 seconds left after Matisse Thybulle forced a challenged 3-pointer and missed everything, giving the Beavers the chance at the final shot. It wasn’t a clear look and Stephen Thompson’s contested 3 missed at the buzzer.