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USC fends off feisty Washington St. 47-44 behind Moore's 16

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minyon Moore scored 16 points and Aliyah Mazyck scored 14 to lead seventh-seeded USC to a 47-44 win over Washington State on Thursday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament.

The Trojans advance to play No. 2 seed Stanford on Friday.

Borislava Hristova started the fourth quarter with a 3-point play and a layup to put the Cougars up 36-35 with 8:55 left. Sadie Edwards put USC up for good with a pair of free throws and Kisten Simon followed with a layup for 39-36 margin. Moore's jumper with 6:05 left made it 41-36 and neither team scored for two minutes.