Notes: Ducks Visit USC Friday Night

EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's basketball team kicks off its weekend in Los Angeles with a showdown against USC at 8 PM on Friday.

OREGON DUCKS (11-5, 1-3 Pac-12)
PPG: 76.8 | FG%: 46.9 | 3FG%: 40.5 | FT%: 69.3
Notable: Oregon is coming off a thrilling victory at No. 20 Cal. The Ducks, down by five with 12 seconds left, scored eight unanswered points, capped by freshman guard Sabrina Ionescu's game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer. Oregon, as a team, ranks fourth in the NCAA in three-point percentage at 40.5%. Junior Lexi Bando ranks second, individually, at 53.1% from three-point range. From inside the arc, freshman Ruthy Hebard is second in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 69.8%

USC TROJANS (10-5, 1-3 Pac-12)
PPG: 74.0 | FG%: 45.2 | 3FG%: 38.3 | FT%: 69.8
Series Record: USC leads, 45-19 (27-6 in Los Angeles)
Last Meeting: Won, 69-60, in Eugene (2/21/16)
Notable: USC was swept last weekend at the Washington schools, falling 77-67 at UW and 74-57 at WSU. Forward Kristen Simon leads the team with 15.7 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game. Courtney Jaco has knocked down a team-high 31 three-pointers and is shooting 39.7% from deep. Only Simon and Jaco have started all 15 games this year for the Trojans.

TV AND RADIO BROADCAST INFO
Oregon's game on Friday night at USC will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Nationa, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Los Angeles. The game will also be carried live on the radio in Eugene (KUGN 590 AM) and Portland (KBNP 1410 AM) with Terry Jonz, Oregon women's basketball's longtime play-by-play man, on the call. Fans can find a free radio stream online via TuneIn.com/Ducks and the TuneIn app.

OREGON'S HISTORY VS. USC
- Oregon trails the all-time series with USC, 45-19.
- Oregon split the regular season series with USC last year, losing in Los Angeles and winning in Eugene. In the senior day 69-60 victory, point guard Maite Cazorla scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Ducks.
- The Ducks opened Pac-12 play in LA last year, falling 80-69 to No. 21 UCLA and 74-67 to USC.
- Oregon has not won at USC since Jan. 30, 2010.
- Lexi Bando did not hit a shot last year against USC, going 0-for-3 in each game. She did go 5-of-6 at the line for five total points.
- Maite Cazorla tallied a career-high 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting last year against USC in Eugene.
- Oregon snapped a nine-game losing streak to USC with a 63-57 win in Eugene two seasons ago.
- Oregon has just one win in the Galen Center, and is 1-11 at the facility since it opened for the 2006-07 season. The Ducks are 1-8 against USC (1-6 regular season, 0-1 Pac-12 Tournament) plus 0-3 against other foes at the former home of the Pac-12 Tournament.
- USC won 19 of the first 22 meetings in the series, which started on March 21, 1981 in Los Angeles. USC won that game, 67-64.
- Oregon's longest winning streak in the series is five games, coming from 1997-99.
- USC's longest winning streak in the series is 10 games, from 1990-95.

TOP-25 TESTED
Oregon has already played five top-25 teams this season with a sixth upcoming on Sunday at No. 17 ranked UCLA. The Ducks are 2-3 so far this season against nationally ranked opponents.

NATIONAL AND PAC-12 RANKS
- At 1-3 in league play, Oregon is currently tied with six other teams for seventh place in the Pac-12. USC is also 1-3.
- The Ducks rank 16th in the NCAA and third in the Pac-12 in shooting at 46.9 percent.
- Oregon is fourth in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12 in three-point shooting at 40.5 percent.
- Oregon is ninth in the nation and second in the Pac-12 in assists per game, averaging 19.1 assists per game.
- The Ducks are 15th in the NCAA and third in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.28-to-1.
- Sabrina Ionescu's two triple-doubles this season is tied for the most in the NCAA. Northern Illinois' Ally Lehman also has two.

OREGON'S LAST GAME
Down five in the waning moments Sunday afternoon, Oregon scored eight points in the last 12 seconds, culminating in a Sabrina Ionescu three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Ducks a 69-66 upset of No. 20 California in Haas Pavilion. How It Happened: Oregon (11-5, 1-3 Pac-12) was up four entering the final period but surrendered the lead as California (13-3, 1-3) mounted a 13-3 run to a 65-59 advantage inside the final minute. The UO comeback began as Ionescu, a Bay Area native making her homecoming for the first time as a freshman, made a jumper with 20 seconds left. The Golden Bears made one of two free throws at the other end, and Maite Cazorla got the Ducks within 66-64 by hitting a three-pointer with 12 seconds left. As California tried to inbound the ball, Ruthy Hebard tipped it and Cazorla collected it before making a game-tying layup. Oregon fouled on the ensuing inbounds, Cal missed both free throws with 4.4 seconds left and Ionescu nailed the game-winning three from the top of the key as time expired. Ionescu was 9-of-37 for the weekend until making the dagger at the buzzer. She finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists, against just two turnovers. Bando led the UO women with 17 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting, Cazorla added 14 points with five assists and Hebard scored 13 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.

RPI CHECK
Oregon is No. 61 in the most recent NCAA RPI while USC is No. 75. The Pac-12 has five teams in the top-15 of the RPI, led by Oregon State at No. 5. UCLA, UO's opponent on Sunday, is ranked No. 13.