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Freshman All-American JuJu Watkins drove the length of the floor for a go-ahead three-point play with 3:13 left and finished with 30 points, leading top-seeded Southern California past Baylor 74-70 on Saturday and into the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time in 30 years. Watkins scored nine straight points for the Trojans in the closing minutes and powered a decisive 8-0 run. McKenzie Forbes added 14 points for USC (29-5), which will face either third-seeded UConn or seventh-seeded Duke on Monday in the Portland 3 Region final for a spot in the Final Four.

A BANK 3! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?Senior Sarah Andrews hit the shot out of timeout for Baylor to trail 71-70 with 22.8 seconds left.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the Elite Eight at stake and Southern California tied 64-all against Baylor with under four minutes left, Trojans All-America freshman JuJu Watkins shook off her shooting woes and took over. “It was just a matter of turning the game around,” Watkins said. “And I knew I had to do something.” […]

JuJu Watkins scored 30 points, McKenzie Forbes had 14 and Rayah Marshall had 11 points and 16 rebounds as the top-seeded Trojans held off fifth-seeded Baylor 74-70.

Rooted in an underdog mentality, it was seemingly No. 5 seed Baylor women’s basketball versus the world. Despite trailing by six at halftime, the Bears hit seven of their next nine shots and had No. 1 seed USC on the ropes. However, Baylor missed its first eight shots in the fourth quarter, which allowed the Trojans to stomp back and end the Bears' run in the Sweet 16 by a score of 74-70 on Saturday at the Moda Center.