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Trojans hold up under pressure from Ducks

By Kevin Hudson, Oregon Daily Emerald
January 28, 2008

"............When the overtime finally tipped off, Taylor stole the USC tip and looked to be breaking away for a layup that would have given the Ducks their first lead of the night, but the scoreboard buzzer went off and the referees whistled a stop to the action. The officials ruled possession of the ball in USC's favor and freshman guard O.J. Mayo hit a 3, giving USC the lead and the momentum back.

Mayo had 25 points in the game and led the Trojans with eight rebounds.

No official word was forthcoming after the game as to why the Trojans were awarded possession of the ball after the stolen tip. Oregon coach Ernie Kent said he had been given three different explanations. The first was that the official's toss on the tip had been unfairly thrown in Leunen's favor, (though USC center Taj Gibson won the tip), the second that Taylor had moved before the ball was tipped to get the steal, and the third that the inadvertent horn had resulted in an alternating possession situation, giving USC the ball.

Kent said after the game that he was still unclear as to what the call actually was, but was pursuing a final answer from the officials and the Pac-10.

"You can't really make any excuses for the way that we played in overtime but I would definitely say that it was a tough break," said Taylor of the call.

Doesn't sound like this was a SC horn but the game clock horn...