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Ionescu helps No. 3 Oregon women top No. 18 Syracuse 75-73

EUGENE, Ore. -- Down by six points with two minutes to play, Oregon coach Kelly Graves chose "to let the flow go" rather than call a timeout.

It worked.

Sabrina Ionescu had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Erin Boley made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, helping the third-ranked Ducks top No. 18 Syracuse 75-73 on Saturday.

"That's why Sabrina is Sabrina," Graves said. "I told her, `You played like an All-American tonight,' and that's what she's supposed to do."

Ionescu, a preseason All-America guard coming off her 11th career triple-double, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark an 11-0 run after the Orange had scored 10 straight points to take a 67-61 lead.