University Southern California Trojans
Trojans Topple No. 12 Florida, 71-68
November 24, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Nov 24, 2001
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) - Aisha Hollans had 29 points and nine rebounds Saturday to lead Southern California to a 71-68 upset of 12th-ranked Florida in the Paradise Jam tournament.
The Gators had a chance to force overtime, but Brandi McClain's 3-pointer missed at the buzzer.
Ebony Hoffman added 10 points for USC (2-2), which will play Texas in the tournament championship game Sunday. Texas beat No. 23 Wisconsin 75-70 Saturday.
Monique Cardenas scored 18 points, while Vanessa Hayden had 15 points and nine rebounds for Florida (2-1), which faces Wisconsin in Sunday's consolation game.
USC outrebounded Florida 43-36, and the Gators were hurt by poor foul shooting. Florida went 18-for-32 at the line.
"We lost because we can't rebound. We're not a good team. We need to commit to playing 40 minutes," Florida coach Carol Ross said.
USC led 40-33 at halftime.
