JuJu Watkins and USC meet UConn with trip to the women's basketball Final Four on the line.
In any different year, the focus ahead of Southern California and UConn clashing with a Final Four berth at stake might be on the programs, not individual players.
The star power will be plentiful on Monday night when the top-seeded Trojans face No. 3 seed UConn in the Portland 3 Region final, the second game of a dynamic twinbill that begins with Caitlin Clark and Iowa facing Angel Reese and defending champion LSU in Albany, New York. For UConn , it’s the 28th time in the Elite Eight and the chance at a 23rd Final Four trip in a year where the Huskies have made it this far with an injury-depleted roster.
That one player for USC is Watkins. Bueckers said she’s been impressed by the entire freshman class this season, but specially with the 18-year-old Watkins, who's shown confidence and poise in her first year while doing a little bit of everything for the Trojans. In USC’s Sweet 16 win over Baylor, Watkins reached the 30-point mark for the 14th time this season.
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