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The USC Trojans hurt their NCAA Tournament chances, while the Washington State Cougars improved theirs. The Oregon State Beavers upset the Trojans with a fourth-quarter comeback.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 28 points to lead No. 8 Utah to an 84-78 victory over No. 3 Stanford on Saturday that gave the Utes a share of their first regular-season Pac-12 Conference title. Alissa Pili finished with 14 points and Kennedy McQueen had 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and six steals for Utah (25-3, 15-3), which shares the conference title with Stanford.
Oregon State came close to getting their first win of February, but couldn’t close out the Sun Devils.
The loss to the Trojans extends the Oregon State losing streak to 6 games.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Utah to a 92-69 victory over Washington on Friday night. Kneepkens added a team-high six assists for the Utes (21-2, 11-2 Pac-12), who shot 51% from the field and made 16 3-pointers overall.