Juju Watkins Outduels Paige Bueckers In USC’s Victory Against UConn
USC jumped out to an early 9-0 lead to and watched it balloon to eighteen at 51-33 by the early stages of the third quarter. Juju scored 19 of her 25 points during that span and did so from the midrange, around the basket and beyond the arc.
Paige Bueckers stared down JuJu Watkins as UConn-USC birthed the year’s best women’s basketball rivalry
And Watkins had the last laugh as her Trojans won a down-to-the-wire thriller in the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, 72-70, giving USC some redemption after losing to UConn in the Elite Eight last year. Fans absolutely loved to see two of the sport’s biggest stars clashing again.
JuJu Watkins, USC prevail in nail-biter vs. UConn after Paige Bueckers’ second-half surge
Much to the delight of the road Trojans, it was their star, JuJu Watkins, who led her team over Bueckers in a game featuring two of the nation’s best players. Watkins finished USC ’s 72-70 victory with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field while adding six rebounds and five assists.
Women's basketball players are gaining more power. Could Bueckers lead the way in choosing her future path in the WNBA?
UConn guard Paige Bueckers is soaking in her fourth and potentially final collegiate stint as she is set to declare for the 2025 WNBA Draft. Through her senior campaign, Bueckers is averaging 20.
The UConn Huskies women's basketball program has produced countless WNBA superstars and legends of the sport during the 40 ...
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