USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
62 - 63
Grocholski scores 25 points, Minnesota women edge No. 21 USC 63-62
Minnesota made 6 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter, 4 of 8 in the last 73 seconds. But USC had seven turnovers in the final period, which the Golden Gophers turned into eight points as they built a seven-point lead with 41 seconds left.
Kara Dunn scored eight points in the final 31 seconds, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Trojans. Dunn finished with 27 points, including all 14 USC points in the fourth quarter.
Sophie Hart scored 15 points for Minnesota (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten Conference). Mara Braun had 10 rebounds as the Golden Gophers won the boards 40-32, including 18-6 on the offensive end for a 23-2 difference in second-chance points.
Jazzy Davidson had 21 points and eight rebounds for USC (10-6, 2-3).
Davidson, Dunn and Grocholski all hit five 3-pointers.
Minnesota hit its first five shots and scored the first 10 points of the game.
Davidson hit a 3-pointer to start a 19-0 run in the second quarter for a 32-23 USC lead. She had 15 points in the second quarter, but Braun had a three-point play to help Minnesota close to within 34-30 at the half.
USC led 45-32 on a Davidson 3 but Grocholski had 10 points in a 14-0 run before Dunn's 3 made it 48-46 heading into the fourth quarter.
Minnesota is home against No. 4 UCLA on Wednesday.
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Dayana Mendes subbing out for USC | 59 - 63 |
Statistics
 USC |
MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 24-65 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 14-31 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 4-5 | FT | 10-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 9 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 39 | Percent Led | 55 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 5,514 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |