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USC (7-7) 17-8
Oregon (12-2) 23-4

After the 80-74 win by the Ducks over the Trojans in double OT, it will be very interesting if the two should meet in the conference tournament. This was a game played with post season intensity, 12 ties, 21 lead changes. Oregon held the biggest lead of the game, 9, at the end of the first quarter, 21-12. Instead of blowing the Trojans out, Oregon didn't score for the first 6 minutes of the second quarter, while USC scored 14 to Oregon's 5, to tie the game at 26 at halftime.
Oregon led 45-42 after 3, and USC outscored the Ducks by 3 in the 4th to send the game to OT #!. USC scored first, but Oregon scored last to send it in to OT #2. The Trojans took the lead again in OT 2, but the Ducks, with Lexi Bando's "Boston Bounce" 3 putting the Ducks up 4 with :45 seconds left. Ruthie Hebard went 12-12 from the field for the second straight game, her 5th perfect shooting game of the season, and in the process set a new NCAA record of 30 straight field goal's without a miss.

Ducks committed 24 turnovers (11 more than USC), which I think is the main reason the Ducks didn't win more more handily as they were expected to. 9 TOs for Sabrina.