WSU takes on USC on Thursday in first round of Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament

Ninth-seeded Washington State (14-15, 5-13) will take on No. 8 seed USC on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the first round of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament at KeyArena in Seattle.

Washington State (14-15, 5-13) and USC (18-11, 6-11) split their regular-season series, with both teams winning at home. The Cougars beat the Trojans 73-61 in Pullman on Jan. 15, but lost 64-62 in Los Angeles on Feb. 14.

The two programs have met three times in the conference tournament. The Trojans own a 2-1 advantage, but WSU won the most recent meeting between the teams when the 11th-seeded Cougars upset the No. 3-seeded Trojans, 69-55, in the second round of the 2012 tournament.

The winner of the game between WSU and USC will face No. 1 Oregon State on Friday.

Arizona State earned the No. 2 seed, UCLA the No. 3 seed, and Stanford the No. 4 seed.

Pac-12 women

Thursday’s games

No. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 California, 11:30 a.m.

No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Arizona, 2 p.m.

No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Washington State, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Washington vs. No. 12 Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

Friday

No. 2 Arizona State vs. No. 7/10, 11:30 a.m.

No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6/11, 2 p.m.

No. 1 Oregon State vs. No. 8/9, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 5/12, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

Semifinal, 6 p.m.

Semifinal, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday

Championship, 6 p.m.