Paige Bueckers scored 31 points and No. 2 seed UConn held off short-handed No. 1 seed Southern California 78-64 on Monday to win the Spokane (Wash.) Region 4 and advance to its 24th Final Four. The Huskies (35-3) took the lead on a 9-0 run in the first quarter and never looked back, remaining in front of USC the rest of the way. The Trojans (31-4), playing without injured national Player of the Year candidate JuJu Watkins, threatened at different times throughout the contest. Rayah Marshall stepped up in Watkins' absence to score 23 points and grab 15 rebounds.
Paige Bueckers (31 points) steers UConn past USC, into Final 4
