March 5, 2000
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Milena Flores scored 18 points to lead No. 25 Stanford to a 66-64 win over Southern Cal on Sunday.
Stanford (19-7, 12-4 Pac-10) came back from nine down in the second half to tie the game with 5:20 left. From there on, free throws made the difference.
Flores and Bethany Donaphin, who finished with 13 points and a game-leading nine rebounds, combined to go 10-for-10 from the line down the stretch.
Tiffany Elmore led Southern Cal (13-13, 8-8) with 11 points, and Tiffany Washington had nine rebounds.
Flores' final two free throws made it 66-61 with 10 seconds left. Erica Mashia hit a 3-pointer for Southern Cal with a second left to close the gap for the final score.