Originally published Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 9:42 PM
No. 7 Cal outlasts USC in OT, 71-63
Gennifer Brandon had 23 points and a career-high 26 rebounds, and No. 7 California held USC without a basket in overtime to beat the Trojans 71-63 in Pac-12 women's basketball Thursday night.
BERKELEY, Calif. — Gennifer Brandon had 23 points and a career-high 26 rebounds, and No. 7 California held USC without a basket in overtime to beat the Trojans 71-63 in Pac-12 women's basketball Thursday night.
The Golden Bears rallied from six points down in the final 1:42 of regulation, then outscored the Trojans 9-1 in the extra period. Brandon, a 6-foot-2 junior forward, scored Cal's final six points in regulation, then added a key block and scored on a putback in overtime.
Layshia Clarendon hoisted 30 shots, hitting only 1 of 7 three-point attempts, while scoring 27 points for Cal (14-2, 4-1 Pac-12). The Bears looked sluggish early while coming off an emotional win over No. 6 Stanford four days earlier.
Kate Oliver had 10 points and 10 rebounds for USC (7-9, 4-1), and Cassie Harberts added 15 points. It was the first league defeat for the Trojans, who are tied with the Bears behind UCLA (13-2, 4-0).
| Pac-12 women | ||||
| Conf. | Overall | |||
| W | L | W | L | |
| UCLA | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| California | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| USC | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Stanford | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Colorado | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Arizona St. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Oregon St. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Wash. St. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Utah | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Oregon | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
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THURSDAY'S RESULT California 71, USC 63, OT FRIDAY'S GAMES Arizona State at Colorado, 6 p.m. Arizona at Utah, 6 p.m. UCLA at Stanford, 8 p.m. SUNDAY'S GAMES UCLA at California, 12:30 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 1 p.m. Washington at WSU, 2 p.m. Arizona State at Utah, 2 p.m. Oregon at Oregon State, 2 p.m. USC at Stanford, 4 p.m. |
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