Conference tournament play is underway and we’ve already got some results with NCAA Tournament implications. Here’s a roundup of all the action from Wednesday in the Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC and SEC:
Pac-12 Tournament
No. 11 seed Oregon State Beavers over No. 6 seed USC Trojans, 56-48
USC led 43-35 with 7:11 to play before Oregon State went on an 11-0 run. AJ Marrote scored the final four points of the run. USC’s Adika Okako missed a three that would have cut it to one with 20 ticks left and Beaver Adlee Blacklock went 4-of-4 at the stripe over the remainder of the contest for the final points.
Raegen Beers led the way for the Beavers with 18 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Blacklock added 15 points and six boards and Bendu Yeaney dished out eight assists. Beers and Blacklock are both freshmen.
Destiny Littleton had 12 points and five helpers in defeat; she was just 2-of-11 from downtown. Kadi Sissoko led USC with 16 points.
USC was off the bubble and securely in the NCAA Tournament field as a No. 10 seed in ESPN’s Tuesday Bracketology. But this could put them on the bubble and make their Selection Sunday a little more nerve-racking. Oregon State had just four Pac-12 wins in the regular season; the Trojans had 11.
