Southern California guard Kennedy Smith (11) reacts as Mississippi State guard Chandler Prater (5) watches during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Monday, March 24, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins went down with a gruesome-looking knee injury five minutes into Monday night's game. Top-seeded Southern California kept going without its star player, pummeling Mississippi State 96-59 to reach the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.
Watkins scored three points on free throws before injuring her right knee.