COLLEGE BASKETBALL / WOMEN’S ROUNDUP : Trojans Hold Off Oregon, 47-45
Freshman Tina Thompson led four USC players in double figures with 12 points and the 10th-ranked Trojans scored seven consecutive points down the stretch to defeat Oregon, 47-45, Saturday night at Eugene, Ore.
After the Ducks’ Arianne Boyer missed a free throw, Nicky McCrimmon converted a three-point play to put the Trojans (9-1 overall, 2-0 in the Pacific 10 Conference) ahead for good, 43-41.
The Ducks are 7-4 and 1-1.
Oregon State has asked the Pac-10 to review what an assistant coach called “a blatant, premeditated and violent punch” thrown by USC’s Lisa Leslie at Kristina Lelas during Thursday night’s game against the Beavers.
UCLA 76, Oregon State 61--Trailing, 57-46, with 6 1/2 minutes to play, the Bruins went on a 24-0 run to pull away at Corvallis, Ore.
Natalie Williams led the Bruins (6-5, 1-1) with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Oregon State is 8-3 and 0-2.
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