Lindsey Moore, Nebraska knock off ranked USC
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Lindsey Moore scored 15 of her 22 points in the second half to help Nebraska protect a 13-point halftime lead and hold off Southern California (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP) for a 68-50 victory Friday night.
Jessica Hooper scored 16 points in the first half for the Huskers (2-0) and finished with 22.
Briana Gilbreath had 18 points for USC (1-1).
Nebraska never trailed, but let USC get within seven points on Gilbreath's layup with 18:15 remaining. Moore's three-point play put the Cornhuskers back up 38-28.
USC closed to 44-38 on Ashley Corral's 3-pointer with 10:50 to go, but Moore hit a jumper and a 3-pointer on Nebraska's next two possessions to put the Huskers up by 11.
Nebraska took a 9-0 lead with Hooper scoring seven, while USC missed its first eight shots. Southern Cal hit just 20 percent of its shots in trailing 35-22 at the break.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 16-0 | - | 28-3 |
| Washington State | 11-6 | 5.5 | 19-10 |
| Oregon | 11-6 | 5.5 | 20-11 |
| Arizona | 10-6 | 6 | 20-7 |
| Colorado | 9-7 | 7 | 22-8 |
| Utah | 8-7 | 7.5 | 20-11 |
| UCLA | 8-8 | 8 | 14-12 |
| Oregon State | 6-9 | 9.5 | 14-13 |
| Arizona State | 4-9 | 10.5 | 12-14 |
| USC | 5-12 | 11.5 | 12-16 |
| California | 2-10 | 12 | 11-13 |
| Washington | 2-12 | 13 | 7-16 |
2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 14-4 | - | 23-6 |
| Iowa | 14-4 | - | 23-7 |
| Michigan | 13-4 | 0.5 | 22-6 |
| Maryland | 13-4 | 0.5 | 21-8 |
| Indiana | 11-5 | 2 | 22-8 |
| Nebraska | 11-7 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Northwestern | 8-8 | 5 | 17-12 |
| Michigan State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 15-15 |
| Purdue | 7-11 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Minnesota | 7-11 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Penn State | 5-13 | 9 | 11-18 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 9 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 3-14 | 10.5 | 11-20 |
| Illinois | 1-13 | 11 | 7-20 |