No. 2 Stanford uses late second-half run to blow past USC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cameron Brink scored a career-high 26 points and had 14 rebounds and No. 2 Stanford beat Southern California 83-57 on Sunday to remain undefeated in the Pac-12.

Hannah Jump added 12 points, and Lexie Hull, Lacie Hull and Francesca Belibi each had nine for the Cardinal (18-3, 9-0 Pac-12). Stanford extended its winning streak to nine since a 65-61 road loss to No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 21.

Stanford also extended its conference winning streak to 24 games going back to last season, including postseason play.

Jordyn Jenkins scored 20 points for the Trojans (9-11, 2-8), and Jordan Sanders added 12. USC lost its sixth consecutive game and third consecutive at home.

After a close loss at home to Cal on Friday, the Trojans put together a solid start to remain within five points of Stanford at 24-19 with 5:15 remaining in the first half. It was all the Cardinal from there, as Stanford went on a 13-0 run to close out the first half with a 37-29 lead.

Stanford took its first double-digit lead at 30-19 with 2:12 remaining in the first half on a layup from Kiki Iriafen and the advantage never was back to single digits again.

Stanford extended that late second-quarter run to 17-0 early in the second half on Lexie Hull’s two layups for a 41-19 advantage.

Brink, who entered with a team-leading 13.8 points per game, reached at least 20 points for the second time in her last three games and the third time in her last six contests. Her previous career best was 25 points.

BIG PICTURE

Stanford: With the victory, the Cardinal is expected to remain in the No. 2 spot in the poll for an eighth-consecutive week. It will also be the 57th week Stanford has been ranked in the top 10. The Cardinal has not lost in Pac-12 play since falling to UCLA on Jan. 22 last season.

USC: Since beating No. 4 Arizona 76-67 on Jan. 9, the Trojans are 1-7. After facing Utah on the road Wednesday, USC will travel to Seattle on Friday to face Washington, the only team it has defeated since fashioning the Arizona upset.

UP NEXT

Stanford: Hosts Oregon State on Wednesday night.

USC: At Utah on Wednesday night.