Events

    December 13, 1996

    Colorado State Holds Off USC 67-64

    IRVINE, Calif. -- Sophomore guard Becky Hammon scored 26 points to lead Colorado State over USC, 67-64, in the first game of the UC Irvine/Newport Marriott Classic at the Bren Events Center Friday night.

    Hammon scored 16 of her points in the second half as the Rams won their sixth straight game and improved to 7-1 overall on the season.

    Jacque Johnson added 12 points and eight rebounds for Colorado State, which led 38-33 at halftime. The Rams led 46-40 with 14:44 remaining before USC mounted a comeback and went ahead 50-49 with 11:50 left on a three-point play by sophomore forward Adrain Williams.

    The game was last tied at 59-59 until Hammon hit a pair of free throws with 3:32 remaining to put Colorado State for good.

    Hammon hit a twisting, half-hook shot with 1:16 left for a 65-61 Colorado State lead.

    USC's Kristin Clark hit a three-point field goal with 6.5 seconds remaining to cut the Rams' lead to 65-64, but Clark then called timeout and USC had none left. Hammon hit both free throws on the resulting technical foul for the final outcome.

    Williams led USC with 21 points and 14 rebounds, while Tiffany Washington added 11. The Trojans fall to 2-2 overall.

    USC plays Utah at 5 p.m. Saturday and UC Irvine plays Colorado State at 7 p.m. in the Classic, whic had pre-set matchups. 



    COLORADO STATE (67)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Randles         17   1-6   0-0   1-8  0  5    2
Cronin          24  4-14   0-1   1-4  0  4   10
Pieters         32   1-5   0-0   0-5  0  5    2
Johnson         35  4-13   2-5   2-8  4  1   12
Hammon          33  9-21   6-7   1-5  3  1   26
Watkins         12   0-1   2-2   2-3  4  1    2
Guthard         18   3-7   1-2   1-4  0  0    7
McFayden         6   0-0   0-1   1-3  0  3    0
Austin          20   3-4   0-0   1-3  0  2    6
Smock            3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0 
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TOTALS         200 25-71  11-18 13-49 11 22   67
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Percentages: FG-.352, FT-.611. 3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (Cronin 2-6, Johnson 2-6, Hammon 2-5). 
Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 0. Turnovers: 23 
(Johnson 7, Hammon 5, Guthard 3, Cronin 2, Pieters 2,
Austin 2, Randles, Watkins). Steals: 6 (Randles 2, 
Hammon 2, Cronin, Guthard).
USC (64)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Jackson         30   1-6   0-0   1-5  3  3    2
Thompson        16   3-6   1-2   4-9  1  4    7
Williams        30  8-23   4-5   3-14 4  1   21
Kr Clark        28  3-11   1-4   3-4  2  2    9
Campbell        36  3-10   1-3   6-11 4  1    7
Miller          22   2-9   0-2   1-2  3  1    4
Washington      24   5-5   1-3   3-7  0  3    11
Parriott        14   1-3   1-2   0-2  1  3    3
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TOTALS         200 26-73  9-21 22-59  15 19   64
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Percentages: FG-.356, FT-.429. 3-Point Goals:
3-15, .200 (Jackson 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Williams
1-3, Kr Clark 2-7, Miller 0-2). Team rebounds: 3. 
Blocked shots: 6 (Thompson, Washington, Parriot, 
Campbell 3). Turnovers: 27 Campbell 7, Kr Clark 7, 
Thompson 5). Steals: 6 (Kr Clark 2, Miller 2, 
Williams, Campbell).
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Colorado State     38   29  -   67
USC                33   31  -   64
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Technical fouls: None.  Officials:
Jay Schweitzer, Tom Scott, Mike Peeples.