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Colorado-USC Notes
March 02, 2014 | Women's Basketball
Colorado will be the No. 8 or 9 seed in the 2013 Pac-12 Tournament, which begins Thursday, March 6, at KeyArena in Seattle. The Buffaloes will play No. 8 or 9 UCLA. Times and official seedings are scheduled to be announced later Sunday evening.
USC improves its series lead to 6-4. Colorado and the Trojans have split the four meetings since the Buffaloes joined the Pac-12.
USC used an 18-4 run from the 10:42 mark of the first half to the 5:43 mark, which gave the Trojans their largest lead at 28-14. After trailing by 12 at halftime, Colorado opened the second on a 14-2 run that tied the game at 36-36. After CU tied it, USC went on a 11-2 run to rebuild a 9-point lead (47-38). Colorado used a 19-9 run over the next 9:50 to claim a 59-58 lead before USC closed on an 8-0 run over the final 1:21.
Colorado has been a different team defensively in the first and second halves. The Buffaloes last three opponents are shooting 51.4 percent in the first half while averaging 34.3 points for the period. The second half however, CU has limited to opponents to 16.7 percent shooting while allowing only 18.0 points for the period. Colorado's two second-half field goal efforts against Arizona and UCLA are the top two in team. USC made only seven field goals in the second half, but made 15-of-18 from the free-throw line.
Opponent First Half FG Points Second Half FG Points
at Arizona 16-28, .571 39 2-20, .100 10
vs. UCLA 12-25, .480 30 3-25, .120 12
vs. USC 10-21, .476 34 7-27, .259 32
Totals 38-74, .514 103 (34.3 ppg) 12-72, .167 54 (18.0 ppg)
Colorado shot a season-low 42.9 percent from the line (9-of-21). It's also the lowest since CU shot the same percentage at Utah on Dec. 31, 2011 (6-of-14).
Colorado lost for just the fourth time in 20 games this season when winning the rebound battle (43-41).
Rachel Hargis played in her 129th career game moving into a tie for third with Laurie Welch (1978-82) on CU's all-time list. Brittany Wilson played in her 128th career game moving into a tie for fifth with Lauri Weathers (1993-97). Wilson also made her 99th career start which ties Jackie McFarland (2004-08) for 12th all-time.
Brittany Wilson had 15 points, moving into 19th place in career scoring with 1,139. She passed Bianca Smith who scored 1,138 from 2006-10.
Lexy Kresl tied a career-high with four steals (vs. Wyoming, Nov. 24, 2012). All four came in the first half.
Zoe Beard-Fails scored a career high 10 points. Her five field goals made is also a personal best.
Ashley Wilson had 10 points. Seven of her nine career double-figure scoring games have come this season including six during Pac-12 play. She also played a career-high 36 minutes.
Arielle Roberson had a game-high 10 rebounds, her eighth double-figure rebounding effort of the season and third straight (10.3 rpg)
Junior forward Jen Reese did not play and will be out 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in her left shoulder suffered during the first half of Friday's game against UCLA.