USC Womens Basketball Shocks No. 2 Stanford 55-46 at the Galen Center

LOS ANGELES The USC women’s basketball team upset the nation’s second-ranked team, handing Stanford only its second loss of the year, as the Trojans never trailed the Cardinal en route to a 55-46 victory today at the Galen Center. It was USC’s first win over a No. 2 opponent since the Trojans beat Stanford at home in 2008 and the second win over an AP top-5 opponent under the head coach. Lindsay Gottlieb. Home sweeper was anchored Destiny Littleton, who scored another game-high 18 points to help his Trojans improve to 13-4 overall and 3-3 in Pac-12 play. Well. 2 Stanford goes 17-2 overall and now 5-1 in Pac-12 action with the upset of USC.

USC never trailed in the first half after taking a quick 6-0 lead against Stanford. The Trojans and Cardinal each shot 29 percent through the first 20 minutes, but USC had made three 3-pointers to just one for Stanford, helping it lead 24-19 at halftime. USC was 20-18 on the boards to that point, which helped keep the Cardinal at bay. Try as they might, Stanford couldn’t shake the Trojans, who built a 10-point lead heading into the fourth and found the points they needed to stay ahead. By the final buzzer, USC had shot just 27.3 percent from the floor but 42.1 percent from three-point range (8-of-19) to counter the Cardinal’s 30.9 percent overall shooting and 4-of-21 shooting from beyond the arc. . USC committed just seven turnovers to 14 for the Cardinal, who won on the boards 40-36.

USC scored a game-high 18 points Destiny Littleton and the first double-double Adika is from Oka season Trojan with 11 points and 11 rebounds. USC played just seven Trojans in the game, while Stanford had 13 Cardinals see action, and Cameron Brink was the only one in double figures with 11 points and 14 rebounds on the day.

USC jumped out to a 6-0 lead before the Cardinal broke through at the 6:00 mark. The first Three Points of the day came from USC Adika Okawho buried at 3:35 to put USC ahead 9-2 Destiny Littleton knocked out a long double to make it 11-2 Trojans. Stanford pulled away with 1:20 left, but that was it, and USC took an 11-4 advantage after eight minutes of action. The Cardinal was able to reel in the Trojans and close the margin to one with their first 3-pointer of the day to make it 17-16 at the 3:45 mark. Clarice Akunwafo The Trojans would come up big next, scoring a layup and then delivering a block on the other end a minute later to make it 19-17 for a USC lead with 1:30 left in the half. Stanford tied it at 19-10 with 1:10 on the clock, just to see Taylor Bigby sinks a big 3-pointer before a USC defensive stop was followed by Littleton’s buzzer-beating layup at the rim, giving the Trojans a 24-19 lead at the break.

USC connected with three straight 3-pointers to answer Stanford’s bucket, outscoring the Trojans 33-26 with 5:20 on the clock. Bigby grabbed two of them, and Littleton became the first player in double figures with him. Stanford’s three with 4:25 left was a three-point play, but a relentless Littleton fired back with a bucket to put USC up. It was 36-33 after two Stanford free throws with 2:32 left, and then USC finished the quarter with seven straight points. Kayla Williams four free throws and a three at the buzzer makes it 43-33 going into the fourth. Adika knocked down another three at 8:45 to put USC up 46-35. A 6-1 push by Stanford made it 47-41 with 3:58 left before Williams forced a Cardinal turnover to give USC the ball back with 3:11 left. The Trojans would stay strong enough to hold off the Cardinal Rayah MarshallLittleton, Adika and Williams and knocking down key shots from the line to counter a Stanford three-pointer and bucket in the final 30 seconds as USC cruised to a huge 55-46 victory over the nation’s No. 2 team. .

NEXT:

USC hits the road to continue Pac-12 action in Washington. The Trojans visit Washington State on Friday (Jan. 20) at 7:00 PM in Pullman, then head to Seattle to take on Washington on Sunday (Jan. 22) at 12:00 PM.

PLEASE NOTE:

– USC beat a No. 2 or better team for the first time since Jan. 6, 2008 (beat No. 2 Stanford 73-72).
– USC picks up its second AP top-five win under a head coach Lindsay Gottlieb (loss 4. Arizona Jan. 9, 2022)
– USC secured its first win over Stanford since the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals (March 8) by snapping a 14-game losing streak to the Cardinal.
– USC’s seven turnovers were a season low.
-Stanford’s four points in the first quarter marked the 14th time this season that USC has allowed fewer than 10 points in a quarter.
– USC held Stanford to four first-quarter points, Stanford’s fewest in a quarter all season.
– Stanford’s four first-quarter points were the fewest allowed by USC (last vs. CSU Bakersfield) this season.
– USC held Stanford to a season-low 19 points in the first half.
– USC held Stanford to a season-low 46 points, a season-low 30% (17-55) from the field and a season-low 19% (4-21) from three.
– Stanford’s 46 points is the ninth time USC has held an opponent to less than 50 points this season.
– Stanford’s 46 points are its fewest in a game since Jan. 24, 2016.
– For the seventh time this season, USC never trailed during the game.
– USC’s eight 3-pointers were the most against a Pac-12 opponent this season.
– USC’s 27% (15-55) from the field is the lowest in program history during a win.
-USC completed its first home sweep of Bay Area schools (California and Stanford) since the 2003-04 season.
– For the first time this season, Stanford trailed USC by three quarters
– Today’s 55-46 victory was UCS’s largest margin of victory over Stanford since a 67-55 home victory on January 18, 1993.
– On one block, SORayah Marshallhas recorded at least one block in 38 consecutive games.
– 18 point GSDestiny Littletonscored in double figures for the 13th time this season, it was his second straight game with 18 points.
– RS FR Taylor Bigby tied his career high with three three-pointers made.
– GS Adika Oka earned his first double-double at USC with 11 points and 11 rebounds (third career double-double).