With JuJu Watkins frustrated in overwhelming defensive attention from Stanford, senior McKenzie Forbes and others stepped up to stake USC’s claim to a no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
USC center Clarice Akunwafo grabs a rebound over Stanford forward Nunu Agara during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. Stanford forward Cameron Brink grabs USC center Clarice Akunwafo while Akunwafo attempts a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas.
USC center Clarice Akunwafo grabs a rebound over Stanford forward Nunu Agara during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, five days before a momentous, final Pac-12 showdown with Stanford, JuJu Watkins provided a simple insight into her worldview:. For months, in a dazzling freshman season, it had been Watkins who’d adjusted, approaching a new scheme designed to slow her.
It started with Forbes, answering the bat-signal as Watkins was relegated to the shadows, calling her own number and making tough shot after tough shot in a 26-point masterpiece. It continued with Rayah Marshall, the unflappable big battling for 30 minutes against a dominant Stanford frontcourt in a 10-point, 18-rebound scrap.
It was a dream that began with Gottlieb’s arrival three years ago, an exponential program trajectory culminating in one singular moment recruiting a transcendent freshman and surrounding her with a bevy of irreplaceable supporting acts. USC’s run to the Pac-12 title game hasn’t simply been Watkins arriving and Atlas-shouldering the program.
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