Anigwe, Thomas give No. 21 Cal women 62-59 win over USC
Kristine Anigwe scored 20 points, Asha Thomas converted the go-ahead 3-point play with 1:29 to play and No. 21 California edged USC 62-59 on Sunday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
California Golden Bears
62
USC Trojans
59
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 22 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 62 |
| USC | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 59 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs San Francisco Dons | W 87-65 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Long Beach State Beach | W 100-46 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Washington State Cougars | W 80-58 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 62-59
CJ West made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 61-59
Foul on Jordan Adams.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 61-59
Foul on Kianna Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 61-59
Asha Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 60-59
Foul on Minyon Moore.
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LayUpShot 1:29 60-59
Asha Thomas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:59 58-59
Kristen Simon made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:25 58-57
Asha Thomas made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 56-57
Foul on Jordan Adams.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 56-57
Foul on Kristen Simon.
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LayUpShot 4:16 56-57
Minyon Moore made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 56-55
Foul on Kristen Simon.
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PersonalFoul 5:01 56-55
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:19 56-55
Minyon Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:19 56-54
Minyon Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:19 56-53
Foul on Asha Thomas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:26 56-53
Aliyah Mazyck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sadie Edwards.
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JumpShot 8:49 56-50
Mikayla Cowling made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:44 54-50
Penina Davidson made Layup. Assisted by Kianna Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 52-50
Asha Thomas made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 51-50
Asha Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 50-50
Foul on Kristen Simon.
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JumpShot 1:34 50-50
Kianna Smith made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 48-50
Foul on Minyon Moore.
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LayUpShot 2:07 48-50
Minyon Moore made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 48-48
CJ West made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 47-48
Foul on Sadie Edwards.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 47-48
Foul on Penina Davidson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 47-48
Kristen Simon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:10 47-47
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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LayUpShot 4:10 47-47
Kristen Simon made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:30 47-45
Kianna Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:50 44-45
Kristen Simon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:50 44-44
Kristen Simon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:50 44-43
Foul on CJ West.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:08 44-43
Kianna Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asha Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 5:18 41-43
Foul on Aliyah Mazyck.
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LayUpShot 5:23 41-43
Aliyah Mazyck made Layup. Assisted by Sadie Edwards.
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JumpShot 6:07 41-41
Mikayla Cowling made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:20 39-41
Kristen Simon made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:47 39-39
Kristine Anigwe made Layup. Assisted by Kianna Smith.
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JumpShot 7:30 37-39
Kristen Simon made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 37-37
Foul on Kristine Anigwe.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 37-37
Foul on Aliyah Mazyck.
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JumpShot 9:09 37-37
Kristine Anigwe made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 35-37
Foul on Sadie Edwards.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 35-37
Minyon Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 35-36
Minyon Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 35-35
Foul on Kianna Smith.
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JumpShot 3:08 35-35
Sadie Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Minyon Moore.
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LayUpShot 3:32 35-33
Jaelyn Brown made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:53 33-33
Aliyah Mazyck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sadie Edwards.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 33-30
Asha Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kianna Smith.
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LayUpShot 4:34 30-30
Kianna Smith made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:03 28-30
Sadie Edwards made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 28-28
Kristine Anigwe made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:08 25-28
Minyon Moore made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:45 25-25
Minyon Moore made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:05 25-22
Foul on Mikayla Cowling.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:05 25-23
Minyon Moore made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 62-59
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 62-59
Kianna Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 62-59
Aliyah Mazyck missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:13 62-59
Jordan Adams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 62-59
Minyon Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:16 62-59
Jordan Adams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 62-59
Sadie Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:18 62-59
Kristen Simon Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 62-59
Aliyah Mazyck missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:18 62-59
USC Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 62-59
CJ West made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 61-59
California Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 61-59
CJ West missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 61-59
Foul on Jordan Adams.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 61-59
CJ West Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 61-59
Aliyah Mazyck missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 61-59
Foul on Kianna Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 61-59
Kristen Simon Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:51 61-59
Mikayla Cowling missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:14 61-59
Mikayla Cowling Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:16 61-59
Jaelyn Brown Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 61-59
Aliyah Mazyck missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 61-59
Asha Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 60-59
Foul on Minyon Moore.
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LayUpShot 1:29 60-59
Asha Thomas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:59 58-59
Kristen Simon made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:25 58-57
Asha Thomas made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:37 56-57
CJ West Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:37 56-57
Mikayla Cowling missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:57 56-57
Foul on Jordan Adams.
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Defensive Rebound 3:00 56-57
CJ West Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:00 56-57
Kristen Simon missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:04 56-57
Kristen Simon Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:08 56-57
Minyon Moore Block.
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LayUpShot 3:08 56-57
Penina Davidson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 56-57
Penina Davidson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:21 56-57
Aliyah Mazyck missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:43 56-57
Jordan Adams Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:44 56-57
Kianna Smith Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 56-57
Foul on Kristen Simon.
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Team Stats
CAL
USC
23-53
FG
20-53
43
Field Goal %
38
7-15
3PT
6-27
47
Three Point %
22
9-12
FT
13-15
75
Free Throw %
87
35
Rebounds
26
11
Offensive Rebounds
7
24
Defensive Rebounds
19
12
Assists
9
3
Steals
7
2
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
1
13
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
5
Points Off Turnovers
9
5
Fast Break Points
4
24
Points in Paint
26
13
Fouls
13
9
Largest Lead
4
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