Ionescu scores 22 as Oregon women roll past USC 73-50
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Oregon cruised to a 73-50 win over Southern California on Sunday.
Both teams were coming off Pac-12 upsets – the Ducks (16-9, 6-7) beat No. 15 UCLA by nine and the Trojans (13-12, 4-10) beat No. 9 Oregon State by 20 – on Friday.
Ionescu, who had her fourth triple-double against the Bruins, was 8-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 5 on 3s and had six assists. Ruthy Hebard added 14 points and Lexi Bando and Mallory McGwire had 12 apiece.
A 12-0 run helped Oregon to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter when the Trojans went 3 of 16 and the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way.
Southern Cal ended up shooting 32 percent for the game, making just 4 of 20 3-pointers. The Ducks shot 51 percent, including 7 of 16 behind the arc.
Minyon Moore had 14 points for Southern Cal.