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March Madness 2025: No. 1 USC barely survives without JuJu Watkins, beats Kansas State to reach Elite Eight

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JuJu Watkins tore her ACL in her right knee in the Trojans ’ blowout win over Mississippi State in the second round of the women’s NCAA tournament on Monday .

The USC star crashed down to the court while trying to drive to the hoop, and had to be carried off the court after the game.

Despite losing Watkins , USC reached the Sweet 16 behind a huge effort from forward Kiki Iriafen — who dropped a season-high 36 points in the 37 -point win over the Bulldogs .

The win sets up a rematch with UConn , which beat USC in the same round last season to make it into the Final Four .

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