Women's basketball defeats USC for third straight win

February 25, 2011

<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/game-25.ht… Stats</a><separator></separator><a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html">D… Simon</a> scored 22 points to lead Arizona State past Southern Cal 69-55 Thursday night and into sole possession of third place in the Pac-10 with three games to play.<separator></separator>Simon's free throws with 7:14 left capped a decisive 10-2 run that gave the Sun Devils (17-8, 9-6 Pac-10) a 48-41 lead. The Trojans never got closer than four the rest of the way.<separator></separator>Briana Gilbreath had 17 points and six rebounds for Southern Cal (16-10, 8-7), which had won three of the last four. After tying the game at 34 with 16:59 left, the Trojans missed 13 of their next 18 shots.<separator></separator><a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/brandon_kimberly00.htm… Brandon</a> scored 10 of her 15 points in the first 10 minutes of the game for Arizona State, which took a 28-21 lead on Simon's 3-pointer with 3:31 left before halftime.<separator></separator>Arizona State has won four of five.<separator></separator>The Trojans played without inside player Cassie Harberts much of the second half, after she was called for her fourth foul with 16:51 remaining. She did not return until the final eight minutes, quickly scoring two baskets to get Southern Cal within 50-46 with 5:25 left but a 12-2 run ended by Simon's third 3-pointer gave the Sun Devils a 64-50 lead with 1:20 remaining.<separator></separator>Harberts finished with 10 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes.<separator></separator>Arizona State held Southern Cal's Ashley Corral to six points on 2-for-12 shooting. Corral averaged 12.6 points coming into the game and hit a three with 15:09 left to give the Trojans a 37-35 lead before the Sun Devils' big run.<separator></separator>Arizona State beat Southern Cal 62-61 on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles. <separator></separator>

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