/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73935764/2201191581.0.jpg?w=1000&resize=1000,500 "JuJu Watkins cements her case for the best player in womens college basketball as USC beats UCLA again")
On the road, in a rival’s sold-out arena, with the conference title and NCAA Tournament seeding implications on the line, the USC Trojans oozed confidence. Even as they endured several players dealing with foul trouble, even as the UCLA Bruins cut the deficit to two possessions in the third quarter, Lindsay Gottlieb’s team never flinched. The reason why, it seemed to be, was because they had JuJu Watkins and their opponent did not. On national television Saturday night and in front of a crowd that included basketball royalty and celebrities – from Trojans’ legend Cheryl Miller to singer John Legend – USC captured the Big Ten regular season title in its first season in the league, defeating UCLA for the second time this year, 80-67. Powered by Watkins’ eye-popping stat
