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Washington State faces USC in Pac-10 showdown
Mar 3, 2007 - 3:57 PM No. 24 USC (21-9) at No. 13 Washington St (23-6) 5:00 pm ESTPULLMAN, Washington (Ticker) -- Washington State is looking for its best finish in years.
The 13th-ranked Cougars aim to notch their first top-two finish in the Pac-10 Conference since 1983 when they host 24th-ranked USC on Saturday.
Washington State (23-6, 12-5 Pac-10) needs a win over the Trojans to clinch second place in the conference - two games ahead of USC. However, with a loss, the Cougars and Trojans would both finish at 12-6 with the tiebreaker going to USC.
Losers of two of its last three games, Washington State was defeated, 53-45, by second-ranked UCLA on Thursday. Kyle Weaver scored 14 points but leading scorer Derrick Low was held to just two on 1-of-8 shooting for the Cougars, who shot just 37 percent (18-of-49).
They will look to snap out of their funk against USC (21-9, 11-6), which is just 3-3 in its last six games, including an 85-70 loss to Washington on Thursday.
Nick Young, the Pac-10's third-ranked scorer at 17.2 points per game, scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting for the Trojans, who absorbed their fourth loss in their last five conference road games.
Washington State defeated USC, 58-55, in the last meeting between the teams on December 30. Weaver scored 12 points and sealed the victory with the go-ahead layup in the waning seconds.
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FINAL IN 2ND OT 1ST 2ND 1OT 2OT TOTAL
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USC (24) 40 24 6 16 86
WASHINGTON ST (13) 35 29 6 18 88 FINAL IN 2ND OT
Mar 3 9:39 PM - NCAA BB
USC (24) 64
WASHINGTON ST (13) 64 END 2ND HALF, GOING INTO OVERTIME
Mar 3 8:59 PM - NCAA BB
USC (24) 40
WASHINGTON ST (13) 35 HALFTIME
Mar 3 7:51 PM
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