CORVALLIS, Ore. — The No. 3 seed Oregon State Beavers (25-7, 12-6 Pac-12) face the sixth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers (23-11, 11-7 Big Ten) on Sunday in the second round of the women's basketball NCAA Tournament at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. The winner advances to the Sweet 16.
HOW TO WATCH
(3) Oregon State vs. (6) Nebraska
- Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
- TV: ESPN
- Odds: Oregon State -7.5; over-under 130.5 (see latest odds on FanDuel)
- AP Top 25 rankings: Oregon State 12, Nebraska unranked
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Oregon State
- Raegan Beers, 6-foot-4, sophomore forward, No. 15
- Regular-season stats: 17.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 1.2 blocks
- NCAA Tournament stats: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
- Note: Beers left the Beavers' first-round win against Eastern Washington in the third quarter after falling to the court and clutching her right ankle while crying in pain. After the game, Beers said she was feeling better and would practice Saturday. It appears she'll play Sunday.
- Timea Gardiner, 6-3, sophomore forward, No. 30
- Regular-season stats: 11.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 40.4% 3P
- NCAA Tournament stats: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
- Talia von Oelhoffen, 5-11, junior guard, No. 22
- Regular-season stats: 10.7 points, 4.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 5 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds
- Donovyn Hunter, 6-0, freshman guard, No. 4
- Regular-season stats: 6.8 points, 3.6 assists, 2.3 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
- Dominika Paurova, 6-1, freshman guard, No. 3
- Regular-season stats: 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 39% 3P
- NCAA Tournament stats: 17 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 3-pointers
Nebraska
- Alexis Markowski, 6-3, junior center, No. 40
- Regular-season stats: 15.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists
- NCAA Tournament stats: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Jaz Shelley, 5-9, senior guard, No. 1
- Regular-season stats: 13.5 points, 5.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals
- NCAA Tournament stats: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
- Natalie Potts, 6-2, freshman forward, No. 22
- Regular-season stats: 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds
- NCAA Tournament stats: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Logan Nissley, 6-0, freshman guard, No. 2
- Regular-season stats: 7.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, 40.1% 3P
- NCAA Tournament stats: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Darian White, 5-6, senior guard, No. 0
- Regular-season stats: 6.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists
- NCAA Tournament stats: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
UP NEXT
The winner advances to the Sweet 16 against the winner of No. 2 seed Notre Dame and No. 7 seed Ole Miss, who play Monday at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The Sweet 16 games will be played March 29 and 30.
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