USC women outlast UCLA in double-OT classic to reach Pac-12 tournament title game

USC guard JuJu Watkins celebrates as time expires on their double-overtime victory over rival UCLA in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal on Friday night in Las Vegas. Watkins had 33 points and 10 rebounds as the second-seeded Trojans outlasted the third-seeded Bruins, 80-70. LAS VEGAS — It ended, fittingly, with one final body bump, USC’s McKenzie’s Forbes collapsing to the hardwood after a final-second foul from UCLA’s Gabriela Jacquez.

“I think we’ve shown throughout the year,” USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said earlier this week, “that we can beat anyone.” And when they collided again, the bodies hit the floor, crumpling against hardwood as nails scratched against skin. None other than Watkins was the first to go down, collapsing ominously on a drive not a minute into the game. She came up gritting her teeth, ginger on her left ankle, hobbling off the court and directly to the tunnel.

Suddenly, the Bruins found their rhythm in a grittiness anchored by Betts, their offense opening up with inside-out passing. The game dredged into mud for much of the quarter, Rice involuntarily popping Marshall in the face on one offensive foul, Marshall turning to her family in the stands and pointing at a rapidly swelling eye.

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