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USC hangs on for 69-67 victory over California

By Gary Klein
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Talk about suspenseful endings.

USC was not assured a spot in the championship game of the Pacific 10 Conference women’s basketball tournament until three officials met for several minutes at midcourt at the Galen Center to decide whether California forward Ashley Walker beat the clock with a game-tying shot off a cross-court alley-oop inbounds pass.

The officials ultimately decided that she did not, giving USC a 69-67 victory over the 12th-ranked Golden Bears.

USC (17-14) will play for the tournament title Sunday against the winner of tonight’s semifinal between second-ranked Stanford and UCLA.

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Senior point guard Camille LeNoir scored 21 of her 25 points in the second half for USC.

-- Gary Klein

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Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

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