| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| COLO | 11 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 54 |
| USC | 18 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 69 |
Hot-shooting USC women beat Colorado 69-54 in Pac-12 tourney
LAS VEGAS -- Alissa Pili scored 22 points and seventh-seeded Southern California pulled away late in the third quarter to beat No. 10 seed Colorado 69-54 on Thursday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament.
USC (17-13) will face second-seeded UCLA (25-4) in a Friday quarterfinal. The teams split the season series, each winning at home.
Endyia Rogers added 15 points and Kayla Overbeck had 10 for the Trojans, who shot 70% (16 of 23) from the floor in the fourth quarter and finished 30-of-49 overall (61%).
Peanut Tuitele scored 18 points to lead Colorado (16-14), which has lost five of its last six games including consecutive double-digit losses to the Trojans. Mya Hollingshed added 13 points.
The Buffaloes led 44-43 with 3:06 remaining in the third quarter before USC finished the game on a 26-10 run. Alyson Miura sparked the rally with back-to-back 3-pointers, scoring all nine of her points on 3s during the stretch.
Colorado pulled to 56-53, but Miura answered with her last 3-pointer as the Trojans closed on a 13-1 run.
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2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
| TCU | 7-1 | 0.5 | 19-2 |
| Baylor | 6-1 | 1 | 16-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 1.5 | 16-3 |
| West Virginia | 6-2 | 1.5 | 16-3 |
| Utah | 5-3 | 2.5 | 14-5 |
| Iowa State | 5-3 | 2.5 | 14-7 |
| Arizona | 4-4 | 3.5 | 13-8 |
| Colorado | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Cincinnati | 3-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
| Texas Tech | 3-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Kansas | 2-6 | 5.5 | 12-7 |
| Arizona State | 2-6 | 5.5 | 8-12 |
| BYU | 1-6 | 6 | 10-8 |
| Houston | 1-7 | 6.5 | 5-14 |
| UCF | 0-7 | 7 | 7-10 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8-0 | - | 18-1 |
| UCLA | 6-0 | 1 | 18-0 |
| Ohio State | 6-1 | 1.5 | 17-1 |
| Maryland | 6-1 | 1.5 | 16-2 |
| Michigan State | 6-2 | 2 | 16-3 |
| Nebraska | 6-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| Minnesota | 5-3 | 3 | 17-3 |
| Michigan | 5-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Oregon | 5-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 4-3 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
| Washington | 4-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Illinois | 3-4 | 4.5 | 13-5 |
| Iowa | 3-6 | 5.5 | 13-7 |
| Wisconsin | 1-7 | 7 | 10-9 |
| Penn State | 1-8 | 7.5 | 10-10 |
| Northwestern | 0-6 | 7 | 7-10 |
| Rutgers | 0-8 | 8 | 8-11 |
| Purdue | 0-8 | 8 | 7-12 |
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