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Washington Defeats USC 87-74, Plum Moves Into Second On Career List
February 19, 2017 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 35 points to move into second place on the NCAA's career scoring list and help No. 9 Washington beat Southern California 87-74 on Sunday.
Plum needed just three points to tie former Baylor star Brittney Griner on the list, and she hit a 3-pointer with 3:35 left in the first quarter to tie for second. Her free throw with 2:04 left in the first lifted her to second place behind former Missouri State star Jackie Stiles.
Stiles had 3,393 points, and Plum has 3,315.
Chantel Osahor had 16 points and 12 rebounds and became Washington's career rebounding leader, finishing the game with 1,150.
Plum had 20 points in the second quarter as Washington (25-4, 13-3 Pac-12) opened a 54-35 lead. She scored 39 points two days earlier in a loss to UCLA, giving her 74 points in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Minyon Moore led USC (14-13, 5-11) with 20 points, and Kristen Simon had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
BIG PICTURE
Washington let Plum go to work inside and outside, which was an effective game plan. The Huskies rebounded from its loss Friday at UCLA, which was just its third loss of the season.
UP NEXT:
Washington hosts Colorado on Thursday and Utah on Saturday in Seattle to close out the regular season.
The Huskies have clinched a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament, but they'll try to improve their seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
