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Women Of Troy Lose Heartbreaker To Arizona State, 67-65
February 15, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 15, 2001
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Amanda Levens scored 22 points, and No. 24 Arizona State rallied past Southern California 67-65 Thursday night.
The Sun Devils (17-7, 9-3 Pac-10) trailed most of the game and took their biggest lead when USC coach Chris Gobrecht took two technicals for her protests after Tiffany Elmore was called for fouling Levens with 2:21 remaining.
Levens sank four free throws, sending the Sun Devils to a 66-59 lead.
USC fought back, but freshman Jessica Cheeks couldn't get off a shot as time ran out.
Melody Johnson had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils, while Ebony Hoffman had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Women of Troy (9-12, 4-7). USC got 10 points each from Elmore and Tashara Carter.
Arizona State's Brett Leonard hit two free throws with 4:30 left to give the Sun Devils a 59-57 lead they never relinquished.
The Sun Devils made their first 18 foul shots before Levens missed one 6:00 into the second half. In the game, ASU hit 38-of-47 attempts at the line, while USC was held to only 10 free throw opportunites. From the field, the Trojans out-shot the Devils 43.1 (28-65) to 35.9 percent (14-39).
USC took a 36-31 halftime lead when Hoffman hit a shot in the lane and put back a missed free throw, and Carter made a buzzer-beater in the final 18 seconds.
USC travels to Tucson for a 2 p.m. (MT) match-up with Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports West 2.
