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Southern California guard JuJu Watkins (12) and Southern California guard Kayla Padilla (45) block a shot by Baylor guard Sarah Andrews during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Southern California won 74-70. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

JuJu Watkins scores 30, powers Southern California past Baylor 74-70 for spot in Elite Eight

Freshman All-American JuJu Watkins drove the length of the floor for a go-ahead three-point play with 3:13 left and finished with 30 points, leading top-seeded Southern California past Baylor 74-70 and into the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Published - Mar 30, 2024, 08:22 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 30, 2024, 08:22 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Freshman All-American JuJu Watkins drove the length of the floor for a go-ahead three-point play with 3:13 left and finished with 30 points, leading top-seeded Southern California past Baylor 74-70 on Saturday and into the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994.

Watkins scored nine straight points for the Trojans in the closing minutes and powered a decisive 8-0 run. McKenzie Forbes added 14 points for USC (29-5), which will face either third-seeded UConn or seventh-seeded Duke on Monday in the Portland 3 Region final for a spot in the Final Four.

Sarah Andrews scored 17 points for Baylor (26-8), which was making its 20th straight March Madness appearance and was vying for its first Elite Eight spot since 2021, Kim Mulkey's final season as coach of the Bears.

USC won national titles in 1983 and ‘84, but the Trojans’ deepest run in the tournament since was a regional final loss in 1994 under coach Cheryl Miller to Louisiana Tech.

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