EAGLE, Colo. (AP) Kobe Bryant's lawyers are trying to exclude some evidence concerning the NBA star while attempting to bring details of his accuser's sex life into the trial.

On Thursday, a day after Bryant and the 19-year-old woman accusing him of rape came face to face in court for the first time, a judge will hear a request by Bryant's lawyers to throw out evidence, including Bryant's recorded statements to investigators and a T-shirt stained with the accuser's blood.

The woman testified Wednesday at the hearing that will determine whether details about her sex life can be introduced at trial.

She answered questions for three hours during Wednesday's hearing, which was closed to reporters and the public. In the small courtroom, the witness box is located a few feet from the defendant's table.

Courts spokeswoman Karen Salaz said the woman was not expected to be in court Thursday, when more witnesses were scheduled to testify in private about her sex life.

Experts said Bryant's accuser was probably questioned about the most intimate details of her sexual history.

``The hard questions will make her quite sober as to what she's got to face and maybe put it in her mind what will happen at trial,'' said Robert Pugsley, a professor at Southwestern University School of Law.

The woman slipped into the courthouse through a fire exit as her parents entered through another door. Appearing calm and composed, she ignored a throng of reporters and photographers as she walked into the courtroom.

Bryant has said he had consensual sex last June with the woman at the Vail-area resort where she worked. If convicted, the 25-year-old Los Angeles Lakers guard faces four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation.

His lawyers insist the woman's sexual history should be admitted because it could show that her injuries were caused by another sex partner and that she had a ``scheme'' to have sex with Bryant and others, possibly to gain the attention of an ex-boyfriend.

Colorado's rape-shield law, like others around the country, generally bars defense attorneys from bringing up information about an alleged victim's sex life. Judges, however, can hear such testimony in private to determine whether the information is relevant and admissible as evidence.

Prosecutors fought to limit defense questioning of the woman but were rebuffed by state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle and the Colorado Supreme Court.

After Wednesday's hearing, Bryant flew back to Los Angeles for a nationally televised game, scoring 36 points in a lopsided victory over the Sacramento Kings.