No. 1 UCLA takes unbeaten record into crosstown showdown against sixth-ranked USC and JuJu Watkins

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No. 1 UCLA takes unbeaten record into crosstown showdown against sixth-ranked USC and JuJu Watkins
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Top-ranked UCLA visits sixth-ranked Southern California in a sold-out showdown in Los Angeles on Thursday. At 23-0, the Bruins are the nation's last remaining undefeated women's team. Led by JuJu Watkins, the Trojans are 21-2 and 11-1 in the Big Ten.

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The Bruins are the Big Ten’s top offensive team, while the Trojans are the top defensive team. UCLA is 11-0 in league play, while the Trojans are 11-1 and 21-2 overall, their best start since the 1982-83 season. USC is 3-1 against top-10 opponents.Madison Conner makes 4 3-pointers, No. 11 TCU women roll in 2nd half to beat BYU 79-47, the 6-foot-7 Bruins center, averages a team-leading 19.6 points , 9.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks.

Her two worst shooting efforts have come in the last two weeks at home. Watkins was 5 of 21 against Ohio State last week and 7 of 24 against Minnesota on Jan. 30. She’s just 4-of-25 from 3-point range in that span, too. “We try not to look at it too much and have it affect us because our mentality would be the same even if we weren’t ranked No. 1,” guard Gabriela Jaquez said.

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