USC Trojans vs Kansas State Wildcats

NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 4 in Spokane - Sweet 16

28-8

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Kansas St KSU	9	21	15	16	61
USC USC	16	12	20	19	67

USC TrojansUSCUSC

31-3

USC shakes off JuJu Watkins' absence and beats Kansas State 67-61 in March Madness

— Freshman Kennedy Smith stepped into the void left by injured star JuJu Watkins, scoring 19 points to help Southern California hold off Kansas State 67-61 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA...

Mar 31, 2025, 01:23 am - AP

--KSU

100%

--USC

According to ESPN Analytics

Kennedy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayah Marshall missed Layup.
Kennedy Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.
Serena Sundell missed Layup.
Talia von Oelhoffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaelyn Glenn missed Three Point Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.
Serena Sundell missed Jumper.
Kennedy Smith made Layup.
Rayah Marshall made Free Throw.
Rayah Marshall made Free Throw.
Kennedy Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Serena Sundell.
Rayah Marshall missed Layup.
Rayah Marshall missed Jumper.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayah Marshall missed Layup.
Kennedy Taylor missed Layup.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Kennedy Taylor missed Layup.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kayleigh Heckel missed Three Point Jumper.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kayleigh Heckel missed Jumper.
Jaelyn Glenn made Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.
Jaelyn Glenn made Layup. Assisted by Serena Sundell.
Kennedy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Taryn Sides missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Smith made Jumper.
Ayoka Lee missed Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Layup.
Kennedy Smith made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ayoka Lee missed Layup.
Zyanna Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayoka Lee.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Zyanna Walker missed Jumper.
Talia von Oelhoffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Taylor missed Layup.
Kennedy Smith made Layup.
Kennedy Taylor missed Jumper.
Rayah Marshall missed Jumper.
Avery Howell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Talia von Oelhoffen.
Kayleigh Heckel missed Jumper.
Jaelyn Glenn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temira Poindexter.
Talia von Oelhoffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Temira Poindexter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Serena Sundell.
Ayoka Lee missed Layup.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell missed Free Throw.
Avery Howell missed Jumper.
Serena Sundell made Layup.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Avery Howell made Three Point Jumper.
Ayoka Lee missed Jumper.
Malia Samuels made Three Point Jumper.
Serena Sundell missed Three Point Jumper.
Malia Samuels missed Layup.
Kennedy Taylor missed Layup.
Temira Poindexter made Three Point Jumper.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Kayleigh Heckel made Layup.
Temira Poindexter missed Jumper.
Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Kayleigh Heckel missed Layup.
Kiki Iriafen made Jumper. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.
Ayoka Lee made Layup. Assisted by Jaelyn Glenn.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Serena Sundell made Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Layup.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Rayah Marshall missed Jumper.
Kayleigh Heckel made Layup.
Rayah Marshall made Jumper. Assisted by Kennedy Smith.
Ayoka Lee missed Jumper.
Rayah Marshall made Jumper. Assisted by Kiki Iriafen.
Serena Sundell made Jumper.
Talia von Oelhoffen made Jumper.
Ayoka Lee made Layup.
Rayah Marshall missed Jumper.
Ayoka Lee missed Layup.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Zyanna Walker made Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.
Jaelyn Glenn made Three Point Jumper.
Avery Howell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Talia von Oelhoffen.
Taryn Sides missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Free Throw.
Kennedy Smith made Free Throw.
Kiki Iriafen made Jumper. Assisted by Avery Howell.
Zyanna Walker missed Free Throw.
Zyanna Walker missed Free Throw.
Kiki Iriafen missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Howell made Layup.
Kiki Iriafen made Jumper.
Kennedy Smith made Layup.
Serena Sundell made Layup.
Kayleigh Heckel made Layup.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Clarice Akunwafo missed Layup.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell made Free Throw.
Kayleigh Heckel missed Jumper.
Zyanna Walker missed Layup.
Ayoka Lee made Layup.
Talia von Oelhoffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Serena Sundell missed Layup.
Avery Howell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.
Zyanna Walker made Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Jumper.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Jumper.
Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
Ayoka Lee made Layup. Assisted by Serena Sundell.
Rayah Marshall made Layup.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
Rayah Marshall made Layup.
Ayoka Lee made Jumper. Assisted by Serena Sundell.
Avery Howell made Layup.
Zyanna Walker made Jumper.
Kennedy Smith made Layup.
Ayoka Lee made Layup. Assisted by Temira Poindexter.
Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Free Throw.
Kiki Iriafen made Free Throw.
Ayoka Lee missed Jumper.
Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.
Serena Sundell made Layup.
Serena Sundell missed Jumper.
Kennedy Smith made Free Throw.
Kennedy Smith made Free Throw.
Kennedy Smith missed Free Throw.
Kennedy Smith made Free Throw.
Serena Sundell made Jumper.
Kennedy Smith missed Layup.
Temira Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Howell made Free Throw.
Avery Howell made Free Throw.
Kiki Iriafen missed Free Throw.
Kiki Iriafen missed Free Throw.
Serena Sundell missed Jumper.
Serena Sundell missed Jumper.
Taryn Sides missed Jumper.
Kayleigh Heckel made Free Throw.
Kayleigh Heckel made Free Throw.
Jaelyn Glenn missed Three Point Jumper.

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NCAA Division I

Big 12 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
TCU	15-3	-	32-6
West Virginia	14-4	1	28-7
Baylor	13-5	2	25-9
Texas Tech	12-6	3	26-8
Oklahoma State	12-6	3	24-10
Colorado	11-7	4	22-12
Iowa State	10-8	5	22-10
Utah	10-8	5	19-13
Arizona State	9-9	6	24-11
BYU	9-9	6	26-12
Kansas	8-10	7	22-14
Kansas State	8-10	7	19-18
Cincinnati	6-12	9	11-20
Arizona	3-15	12	12-18
UCF	3-15	12	11-19
Houston	1-17	14	7-23

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UCLA	18-0	-	37-1
Michigan	15-3	3	28-7
Iowa	15-3	3	27-7
Ohio State	13-5	5	27-8
Minnesota	13-5	5	24-9
Maryland	11-7	7	24-9
Michigan State	11-7	7	23-9
Washington	10-8	8	22-11
Illinois	9-9	9	22-12
USC	9-9	9	18-14
Oregon	8-10	10	23-13
Nebraska	7-11	11	19-13
Indiana	6-12	12	18-14
Wisconsin	5-13	13	16-18
Purdue	5-13	13	13-17
Penn State	4-14	14	11-18
Northwestern	2-16	16	8-21
Rutgers	1-17	17	9-20

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