JuJu Watkins helped top-seeded USC beat Baylor 74-70 and advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1994.
With the Elite Eight at stake and Southern California tied 64-all against Baylor with under four minutes left, Trojans All-America freshman JuJu Watkins shook off her shooting woes and took over. 'It was just a matter of turning the game around,' Watkins said. 'And I knew I had to do something.
Watkins — the nation's second-leading scorer behind Iowa's Caitlin Clark — missed 20 shots from the field, going 8-of-28 overall and 2-of-11 from 3-point range, but went 12-of-13 from the free-throw line. 'It's still developing,' Watkins said about her game. 'Even though I had 30, it wasn't my best night. Obviously, just doing whatever it is to win. That's priority always.
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