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Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 in the NCAA Tournament and reach the Final Four for the first time in 37 years.

Taylor Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon State moved on in the Pac-12 tournament with a 71-63 opening-round victory over California.

Jarod Lucas hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, Warith Alatishe had a double-double and Oregon State never trailed en route to a 91-71 win over Washington.

Jarod Lucas and Ethan Thompson scored 13 points apiece and Oregon State beat Southern California 58-56, snapping the Trojans six-game winning streak.

Oregon State’s Destiny Slocum has opted to enter the transfer portal for her final season of eligibility. Slocum averaged a team-best 14.9 points and 4.7 assists.

Payton Pritchard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and No. 14 Oregon Ducks pulled away for a 69-54 win over the Oregon State Beavers.

Josh Green scored 18 points and Nico Mannion scored 12 of his 16 in the second half to help No. 24 Arizona defeat Oregon State 89-63.

Charisma Osborne scored 22 points, as No. 8 UCLA rallied to beat 15th-ranked Oregon State 83-74 in OT. Japreece Dean added 22 points for the Bruins.

Kylor Kelley had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Oregon State to a 70-51 rout of Utah. Kelley was 7 of 10 from the field with five dunks.

Zach Reichle hit a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Oregon State overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 14 Oregon 63-53.