October 25, 2024

JuJu Watkins scores 32 in debut to lead No. 21 USC women past No. 7 Ohio State

W.G. RAMIREZ The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The JuJu Watkins Era got off to a roaring start. The former Sierra Canyon High star scored 32 points in her college debut, lifting the No. 21 USC women’s basketball team to an 83-74 victory over No. 7 Ohio State on Monday in the season opener for both teams. “I’m lost for words right now. I’m still kind of processing everything,” Watkins said. “Whenever we get the chance to compete against a top-10 team, any team really, we’re ready, we prep the right way, we do what we need to do, and we get out on the court and we show the world what we can do.” Watkins, perhaps the highest-regarded incoming freshman in the country, finished 11 for 18 from the floor with six rebounds and five assists. Watkins made her first college bucket a little more than a minute in and went…

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