No. 7 Cal outlasts USC in OT, 71-63 | Seattle Times Newspaper

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
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.

By The Associated Press