BOULDER – The Colorado women’s basketball team won its first Pac-12 game of the season Sunday night, overcoming USC’s late full-court pressure and hanging on to defeat the Trojans 66-63 at the Coors Events Center.
The Buffaloes (6-15, 1-9) snapped a 10-game losing streak by winning their first game since before Christmas (72-60 vs. Presbyterian on Dec. 19).
CU had three players in double figures, topped by Haley Smith’s 18. Kennedy Leonard added 17 points and Alexis Robinson 10.
The Trojans (16-6, 4-6) were led by Temi Fagbenle’s 17 points. Three other USC players reached double figures, including Aliyah Mazyck, whose back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minute twice cut CU’s lead to three.