The Washington Huskies (10-8 overall, 2-6 PAC) lost at home to the USC Trojans (15-4 overall, 5-4 PAC) in an overtime defeat, 63-54.
USC held the Huskies scoreless in the overtime period to secure the victory.
For the game, the Huskies shot 39% from the field overall compared to 45.8% shooting by the Trojans.
The Trojans also recorded 10 blocks versus four by UW.
USC Shooting versus UW WBB 1.22.23 – Courtesy of CBBAnalytics
UW WBB Shooting versus USC 1.22.23 -Courtesy of CBBAnalytics
The first quarter began with a furious pace as the Huskies opened with an 8-0 run to start the game.
.@haleyvandykee showing patience as the shot clock winds down, and Lay Lay gets the first points on the board!
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The Huskies were scoring in transition and in-the-paint while USC went scoreless until 6:40 to go in the first period.
Noble gets the steal and finds @Oliver3Oliver on the run!
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Noble to Rees 💯
.@lschwartz15 3⃣🙌
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The first quarter ended with Washington leading 19-13.
In the second period, USC would outscore UW, 9 points to 7 by the Dawgs, to pull within four points at halftime, 26-22.
In the first half, the Washington Huskies shot 45.8% (11 for 24) overall; including 45% (9 for 20) from two-point range and 50% ( 2 of 4) from three-point range.
All but three of UW’s made shots came from inside-the paint as the Huskies offense dominated inside.
For USC, the Trojans shot 42.9% (9 of 21) overall; including 41.2% (7 for 17) from two-point range and 50% (2 for 4) from three-point range.
A slight majority of USC’s made shots were from the left-side of the court, a balance of midrange shots and three-pointers— while also making 100% (2 for 2) of their shots at-the-rim (within 4.5 feet)
In the first half, Washington out-rebounded USC by a 13-12 margin; UW had less turnovers than the Trojans, 7 to 9; and the Dawgs had more points-off-turnovers than USC, by a 10 – 4 margin — yet only led by four points, 26-22.
The third period began with multiple turnovers by the Dawgs resulting in USC points — four UW turnovers in the first five minutes of the third period.
The Trojans took their first lead of the game midway through the third quarter, 31-30 with 5:25 on the clock.
In the third, Washington shot 45.5% overall (5 of 11) and 0.0% (0 for 1) from three-point range.
AND ONE
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Meanwhile, USC shot 53.8% (7 for 13) overall and 66.7% (2 of 3) from three-point range in the third.
The third period ended with the Huskies trailing the Trojans 40-38 — USC outscored UW 18-12 in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter saw a back-and-forth battle between USC and UW as the game was tied twice in the first four minutes.
Noble beats the shot clock to tie it up!
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USC began to pull away late in the fourth period, building a five-point lead with 1:20 to go in regulation.
UW’s Lauren Schwartz made a layup off a USC turnover with 18 seconds on the clock to cut USC’s lead to 52-49.
After two made free throws by USC guard Destiny Littleton, Trinity Oliver scored in the paint to cut USC’s lead back to three points, 54 -51.
The stage was set for Husky guard Schwartz to hit a contested straightaway three-pointer to the the game 54-54 at the end of four periods, thereby forcing overtime.
LAUREN SCHWARTZ 3 TO TIE IT UP‼️
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In overtime, however, the UW offense struggled and went scoreless (0 for 6) as the Huskies committed five turnovers in the extra period — and USC secured the 64-54 victory.
UW HUSKIES PLAYER OF THE GAME – Dalayah Daniels
Despite the late game heroics of Lauren Schwartz, Dalayah Daniels scored a team-leading 17 points on 80% (8 for 10) shooting overall, along with 9 rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes.
(Although Daniels recorded four turnovers, Schwartz led the Huskies in that category with five.)
Daniels also scored eight points in the first quarter to get the Huskies off to a strong start against the favored Trojans.
Next Up
The Washington Huskies go on the road to face #19 Arizona on Friday, January 27th at 6pm.