Friday, February 3
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM
USC
17-5,7-4Pac-12
64
vs
49
Arizona State
7-13,0-9Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
Arizona St.
11
11
11
16
49
Southern California
14
13
17
20
64
Team Stats
ASU
USC
FG%
.323
.411
3FG%
.250
.357
FT%
.667
.765
RB
31
45
TO
10
15
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
8
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballPhoto by: Percy Anderson
Rayah Marshall Pulls In 21 Rebounds As USC Women’s Basketball Beats ASU 64-49 At Galen Center
February 03, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Kadi Sissoko scores a season-high 23 points; Trojans are now 16-0 when holding opponents to 58 or fewer points this season.
LOS ANGELES — The USC women's basketball team returned to home turf and picked up another decisive win with another stingy defensive stand in posting a 64-49 win over visiting Arizona State. While Rayah Marshall hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds, Kadi Sissoko and Destiny Littleton each delivered season-high scoring tallies to help anchor the key Pac-12 win. USC is now 17-5 overall — its best 22-game start since 1993-94 — and is 7-4 in Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils are now 7-13, 0-9.
The lead traded hands three times in the first half, with USC countering a couple early pushes by the Sun Devils to open the first two quarters and leading it 27-22 at halftime. The Trojans shot 37.9 percent from the floor in the first half to outpace ASU's 28.6 percent, and USC was leading on the boards 23-19 by the break. Both teams heated up a bit in the second half, with USC finishing out a 41.1 percent and the Sun Devils at 32.3. Behind Marshall's monster effort on the boards, USC out rebounded ASU 45-31.
USC's Sissoko led the offensive charge on the night with a season-high 23 points, while Littleton issued her second straight game with a season-high 21 points. Marshall finished just a point off a double-double, although her powerful work on the boards marked the most rebounds by a Trojan since 2016 with her 21-board tally. Arizona State was led in scoring by Tyi Skinner's 14 points and 12 from Jaddan Simmons, along with 10 from Treasure Hunt.
ASU knocked down the first bucket of the game, only to see USC fire off an 8-0 run to take an 8-3 lead just four minutes deep into the first frame. Trojan turnovers interrupted their flow for a stretch before Alyson Miura picked off an ASU pass and fed Kadi Sissoko for the transition bucket and a 10-7 USC advantage. The Sun Devils fought back to tie it 11-11, but Sissoko knocked in a 3-pointer for USC with just five ticks to go, and the Trojans were up 14-11 after 10 minutes of action. The Sun Devils struck first again with a quick 5-0 push to open the second, taking a 16-14 lead. The score snarled up twice after that before a three-point play converted by Kayla Williams nudged USC ahead 21-18, and the Trojans would stay a step ahead through to halftime. Williams had the last word before the break with a floater in the paint, and USC gripped a 27-22 advantage at halftime.
USC broke the cycle by making the first moves of the second half as Rayah Marshall got to double digits on the rebounding front and Sissoko bumped her scoring tally up to 17 points in taking the Trojans ahead 35-22 with 6:30 on the clock. USC extended its lead out to 41-24 with a 6-0 rally, although the Sun Devils found their form next and made an answering shot with a 9-0 run to carve the margin down to single digits at 41-33. Destiny Littleton would land a late and long 3-pointer, however, and USC was up 44-33 entering the fourth. Williams and Littleton wrapped threes around a single bucket by the Sun Devils to start the fourth and go up 50-35 two minutes in. USC would stay up by double digits the rest of the way, closing things out as a 64-49 victory
NEXT:
USC continues its home stretch this weekend, turning to take on No. 22 Arizona at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 5) for more Pac-12 action.
NOTABLE:
- At 17-5 overall, USC now has its best 22-game start since the 1993-94 season, where it started 19-3.
- USC improves to 16-0 this season when allowing 58 points or less.
- With three blocks, SO Rayah Marshall has recorded at least one block in 43 consecutive games played.
- Marshall also grabbed a new career-high 21 rebounds
- Marshall's 21 rebounds make it her fifth straight game with double-digit rebounds and the 14th time this season
- Marshall's 21 rebounds are the most by a USC player since Kristen Simon grabbed 21 against Washington on Feb. 12, 2016.
- Marshall's 21 rebounds are her sixth game this season with at least 15 rebounds.
- Tallying four assists, Marshall also set a new season-high.
- Scoring a season-high 23 points, GS Kadi Sissoko scored in double digits for the 15th time this season.
- Sissoko's 23 points mark the fourth time this season she has scored 20 points or more
- Making 10 shots from the floor, Sissoko set a new season high in made field goals.
- Tying a season-high 21 points, GS Destiny Littleton scored in double digits for a team-leading 17th time this season.
- Hitting three 3-pointers, Littleton has made at least three 3-pointers in three consecutive games.
- Allowing just 49 points tonight, USC held its opponent under 50 points for the 12th time this season.
- USC held Arizona State to a season-low 49 points.
- With a margin of victory of 13 points, USC has now won 13 games by 10 points or more.
The lead traded hands three times in the first half, with USC countering a couple early pushes by the Sun Devils to open the first two quarters and leading it 27-22 at halftime. The Trojans shot 37.9 percent from the floor in the first half to outpace ASU's 28.6 percent, and USC was leading on the boards 23-19 by the break. Both teams heated up a bit in the second half, with USC finishing out a 41.1 percent and the Sun Devils at 32.3. Behind Marshall's monster effort on the boards, USC out rebounded ASU 45-31.
USC's Sissoko led the offensive charge on the night with a season-high 23 points, while Littleton issued her second straight game with a season-high 21 points. Marshall finished just a point off a double-double, although her powerful work on the boards marked the most rebounds by a Trojan since 2016 with her 21-board tally. Arizona State was led in scoring by Tyi Skinner's 14 points and 12 from Jaddan Simmons, along with 10 from Treasure Hunt.
ASU knocked down the first bucket of the game, only to see USC fire off an 8-0 run to take an 8-3 lead just four minutes deep into the first frame. Trojan turnovers interrupted their flow for a stretch before Alyson Miura picked off an ASU pass and fed Kadi Sissoko for the transition bucket and a 10-7 USC advantage. The Sun Devils fought back to tie it 11-11, but Sissoko knocked in a 3-pointer for USC with just five ticks to go, and the Trojans were up 14-11 after 10 minutes of action. The Sun Devils struck first again with a quick 5-0 push to open the second, taking a 16-14 lead. The score snarled up twice after that before a three-point play converted by Kayla Williams nudged USC ahead 21-18, and the Trojans would stay a step ahead through to halftime. Williams had the last word before the break with a floater in the paint, and USC gripped a 27-22 advantage at halftime.
USC broke the cycle by making the first moves of the second half as Rayah Marshall got to double digits on the rebounding front and Sissoko bumped her scoring tally up to 17 points in taking the Trojans ahead 35-22 with 6:30 on the clock. USC extended its lead out to 41-24 with a 6-0 rally, although the Sun Devils found their form next and made an answering shot with a 9-0 run to carve the margin down to single digits at 41-33. Destiny Littleton would land a late and long 3-pointer, however, and USC was up 44-33 entering the fourth. Williams and Littleton wrapped threes around a single bucket by the Sun Devils to start the fourth and go up 50-35 two minutes in. USC would stay up by double digits the rest of the way, closing things out as a 64-49 victory
NEXT:
USC continues its home stretch this weekend, turning to take on No. 22 Arizona at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 5) for more Pac-12 action.
NOTABLE:
- At 17-5 overall, USC now has its best 22-game start since the 1993-94 season, where it started 19-3.
- USC improves to 16-0 this season when allowing 58 points or less.
- With three blocks, SO Rayah Marshall has recorded at least one block in 43 consecutive games played.
- Marshall also grabbed a new career-high 21 rebounds
- Marshall's 21 rebounds make it her fifth straight game with double-digit rebounds and the 14th time this season
- Marshall's 21 rebounds are the most by a USC player since Kristen Simon grabbed 21 against Washington on Feb. 12, 2016.
- Marshall's 21 rebounds are her sixth game this season with at least 15 rebounds.
- Tallying four assists, Marshall also set a new season-high.
- Scoring a season-high 23 points, GS Kadi Sissoko scored in double digits for the 15th time this season.
- Sissoko's 23 points mark the fourth time this season she has scored 20 points or more
- Making 10 shots from the floor, Sissoko set a new season high in made field goals.
- Tying a season-high 21 points, GS Destiny Littleton scored in double digits for a team-leading 17th time this season.
- Hitting three 3-pointers, Littleton has made at least three 3-pointers in three consecutive games.
- Allowing just 49 points tonight, USC held its opponent under 50 points for the 12th time this season.
- USC held Arizona State to a season-low 49 points.
- With a margin of victory of 13 points, USC has now won 13 games by 10 points or more.
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