Everything went wrong down the stretch for Oregon State, and as a result, 3rd ranked Notre Dame escaped with the 62-61 win Monday night in South Bend.
After overcoming a double digit second half deficit, the 10th ranked Beavers took a 59-56 lead with 4:11 left on Ruth Hamblin's putback. But bad shooting, bad officiating, and a bad decision all conspired to thwart Oregon State's attempt at what would have been the biggest win in the history of the program.
The Beavers missed 5 shots the rest of the way, and then the officials got involved. The Irish had worked their way back into a 60-59 lead, but the Beavers, coming out of a timeout with 11.