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California Baptist Lancers at USC Trojans

· NCAA Women's Basketball
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52 - 94
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Watkins hits career-high, school-record 9 3-pointers in No. 6 USC's 94-52 win over Cal Baptist

JuJu Watkins drops 40, breaks single game USC 3-point record in win

The Trojans (7-1) earned their third consecutive blowout victory since losing to then-No. 6 Notre Dame 74-61 on Saturday.

Kiki Iriafen added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans. Talia von Oelhoffen had 14 points and six assists and Rayah Marshall had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Watkins had just five points in the first quarter before heating up. She tied her career best with her sixth 3 in the third and added three more before she sat down with 4:08 remaining in the game.

Grace Schmidt led the Lancers (0-9) with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Takeaways Cal Baptist: The Lancers opened the season with a 30-point loss to Oregon and have dropped every game by double digits. It hasn't helped that they're missing a couple key players due to injuries.

USC: Watkins and Iriafen have scored in double figures in all eight games so far. Tuesday's game was Watkins' 16th with at least 30 points, with 14 of those coming last year as a freshman.

Key moment Watkins was efficient from long range, hitting 9 of 11 to break the previous school record of seven 3s. After making just one 3 in the first quarter, she hit three in a row in the second. She came into the game shooting 25% from outside.

Key stat The Trojans had a season-best 12 blocked shots with 20 assists and only nine turnovers.

Up next Cal Baptist visits St. Mary's on Saturday in the fourth of five straight road games. USC visits Oregon also on Saturday in its Big Ten debut.

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  • TV Channel: Lancers vs Trojans 2021 College Basketball, week 5, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 52 - 94
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 52 - 94
4th 0:03 Claudia Fiel Turnover. 52 - 94
4th 0:07 Nia Anderson Defensive Rebound. 52 - 94
4th 0:09 Vivian Iwuchukwu missed Free Throw. 52 - 94

Statistics

CBUCBU USCUSC
19-59 FG 32-61
32.2 Field Goal % 52.5
6-24 3PT 11-24
25.0 Three Point % 45.8
8-14 FT 19-27
57.1 Free Throw % 70.4
31 Rebounds 42
15 Offensive Rebounds 16
16 Defensive Rebounds 26
11 Assists 20
2 Steals 6
4 Blocks 12
17 Turnovers 9
4 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 18
0 Fast Break Points 13
26 Points in Paint 34
21 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 52

Game Information

Galen Center

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 2,489 | Capacity:

2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Grand Canyon 0-0 - 11-2
Abilene Christian 0-0 - 10-4
Utah Valley 0-0 - 8-4
Tarleton State 0-0 - 8-6
UT Arlington 0-0 - 4-6
Utah Tech 0-0 - 4-9
California Baptist 0-0 - 3-11
Seattle U 0-0 - 2-10
Southern Utah 0-0 - 2-10

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
Full Standings