Colorado stuns No. 8 Oregon State 68-65 in Pac-12 quarters

Colorado's Jamee Swan, left, and Jasmine Sborov celebrate after Colorado defeated Oregon State 68-65 in an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Friday, March 6, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Colorado's Jamee Swan, left, and Jasmine Sborov celebrate after Colorado defeated Oregon State 68-65 in an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Friday, March 6, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

By Associated Press March 7, 2015 4 min read

SEATTLE (AP) – Two weeks after Colorado was blown out at home by Oregon State, the Buffaloes pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the Pac-12 Conference this season.

As improbable as it seems, the Buffaloes are one more unexpected win from playing for an NCAA Tournament berth.

Lexy Kresl scored 19 points, Jamee Swan scored 11 of her 18 in the second half and Colorado stunned No. 8 Oregon State 68-65 on Friday night in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals.

Jen Reese added all 13 of her points in the second half as the Buffaloes beat a ranked team for the first time this season and won against one away from Boulder for the first time since 2007. It snapped a 17-game losing streak against ranked opponents.

“We just played together. We had a lot of confidence,” Kresl said. “We don’t really view it too much of an upset because we knew it was something we’ve been capable of when we play well and we play together.”