Women's basketball upset by Cal in Pac-10 Tournament
<p>Layshia Clarendon scored 22 points and hit four key free throws in the final 32 seconds as California beat Arizona State 48-43 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament.</p><separator></separator><p>Talia Caldwell had nine points and nine rebounds for the sixth-seeded Golden Bears (17-14), who scored the game's final four points and will play second-seeded and No. 7 UCLA on Friday.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tobin_becca00.html">Be… Tobin</a> led the third-seeded Sun Devils (20-10) with 10 points.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona State trailed by three when <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/watson_tenaya00.html">… Watson</a> rebounded her own miss and was fouled with 47 seconds left. She made both free throws to cut the lead to 44-43.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/simon_dymond01.html">D… Simon</a> then bumped Clarendon near midcourt with 32 seconds to play, and Clarendon hit both foul shots to put California ahead 46-43.</p><separator></separator><p>After Watson missed a short jumper, Clarendon went back to the foul line where she sealed the win.</p><separator></separator><p>Watson had eight points for Arizona State while Simon, the team's leading scorer at 13.7 points per game, was held to six points on 1-of-10 shooting. The Sun Devils had won three straight and will now hope their 20 wins are enough for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.</p><separator></separator><p>Cal, which led 27-23 at halftime, went up by eight early in the second half. The lead dissipated to 38-37 with 9:19 to go on <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/fulcher_janae00.html">… Fulcher's</a> layup, but the Sun Devils didn't score another basket for the next 5:10.</p><separator></separator><p>The Bears followed with a 6-0 run, including a pair of jumpers from Clarendon, the last of which made it 44-37 with 4:28 left.</p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mann_deja00.html">Deja Mann</a> broke the Sun Devils' drought with a layup, and Tobin added a jumper to cut it to 44-41 with 1:44 remaining.</p><separator></separator><p>The Bears will be making their fifth straight appearance in the semifinals.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>