A win in either Berkeley or Palo Alto might have gotten USC into the tournament. The Trojans came maddeningly close both games, but still came away with two losses.

On Thurday, the Trojans blew a late lead and then fell to Cal in overtime. After the game, coach Trakh said, with his usual honesty, "We've got to beat Stanford and get one in the tournament, or we've got to get two in the tournament."

Yesterday, USC again held late leads over Stanford, but again couldn't hold on. They finish with a middling resume... no huge wins, no terrible losses. Will the Committee take note of the early season injuries? (I hope so.)

For the Cardinal, Wiggins sat out to rest her hamstring. She might not play much in the Pac-10 tourney either. "The real key for us is for her to be playing in the NCAA Tournament," TV said.