WNCAAB: JuJu Watkins, No. 10 USC cruise to win over Arizona

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JuJu Watkins produced 32 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots, powering No. 10 Southern California to an 81-64 win over Arizona on Monday in Los Angeles.

USC’s star freshman hit just 9 of 23 shots from the floor, including 2 of 6 from 3-point range, but was 12 of 12 at the foul line.

Kayla Padilla scored 15 points as the Trojans (18-4, 8-4 Pac-12) won their fourth game in a row. Rayah Marshall added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Esmery Martinez had 13 points and seven rebounds, while Skylar Jones finished with 13 points and six boards for the Wildcats (12-12, 4-8). Jada Williams contributed 10 points.

USC hit 50 percent of its field-goal attempts (27 of 54) and its 3-point attempts (11 of 22). Arizona made 39.1 percent of its shots from the floor (25 of 64) and 30 percent from long range (3 of 10).

The Wildcats led 13-12 after the first quarter before getting outscored 48-31 over the middle two periods combined.

–Field Level Media

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