WOMENS BASKETBALL

Southern Cal 73, UCLA 65

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES - JuJu Watkins scored 32 points and No. 9 Southern California beat second-ranked UCLA 73-65, sending the Bruins to their first loss of the season and leaving No. 1 South Carolina as the lone undefeated team.

It was the freshman sensation’s sixth 30-point game of the season and first since Dec. 3 for the Trojans (13-1, 3-1 Pac-12)

McKenzie Forbes added 18 points as the Trojans ended a nine-game skid against their crosstown rival. UCLA (14-1, 3-1) won 71-64 two weeks ago at Pauley Pavilion in front of a record crowd of 13,659 in the schools’ first meeting of top-10 teams this season.

Charisma Osborne led the Bruins with 25 points, all in the second half in front of a sellout at Galen Center.

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Southern Cal athletics press release

January 14, 2024