USC Trojans at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Women's Basketball
JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70
The game was a rematch of last season's Elite Eight contest that the Huskies won and featured two of the best players in women's college basketball with All-Americans Bueckers and Watkins. The pair guarded each other for most of the game.
Bueckers finished with 22 points.
With the game tied at 67, Watkins passed the ball to Rayah Marshall for a layup with 1:21 left to give USC the lead.
After a miss by the Huskies, Watkins was fouled with 31 seconds left. She missed the first of two free throws as the ball sat on the rim for a few seconds before falling off. She made the second to give the Trojans (11-1) a 70-67 advantage.
UConn (10-2), which trailed 51-33 in the third quarter before rallying, answered with a basket by Sarah Strong to get within one four seconds later.
Watkins then hit two free throws with 19.5 seconds left to make it 72-69.
The Huskies had one last chance to tie when Strong was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left. She made the first free throw, but missed the second. The freshman missed the third intentionally and UConn got the rebound. It eventually went out to Strong, whose desperation heave at the buzzer was off.
UConn: This was the second top-10 team the Huskies have faced this season and they are now 0-2 after also falling to Notre Dame.
UConn: hosts Providence on Dec. 29.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 70 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
UConn Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 70 |
| 4th 0:01 | |
Sarah Strong missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 70 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Paige Bueckers Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 70 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Sarah Strong missed Free Throw. | 72 - 70 |
Statistics
 USC |
CONN |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 27-62 |
| 49.2 | Field Goal % | 43.5 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 56.3 | Three Point % | 26.1 |
| 5-6 | FT | 10-17 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 58.8 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Hartford, CT
Attendance: 15,684 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Indiana | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Creighton | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Seton Hall | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Villanova | 1-0 | - | 7-6 |
| DePaul | 1-0 | - | 6-8 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| St. John's | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Butler | 0-1 | 1 | 10-4 |
| Georgetown | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Providence | 0-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| Xavier | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |