At the end of a historically dominant week that saw records toppled and the whole of women’s college basketball put on early notice, JuJu Watkins pulled up from behind the arc in Friday’s game and bricked. She missed her next jumper, too. Then a lay-up. Then another three-pointer.
It was an uncharacteristically cold stretch, considering the scorching week that had come before it for USC. Watkins and her fellow Trojans had just exploded for a record 125 points in a win over Cal State Northridge. They’d won their last two by a combined margin of 140.