Well, we’ve made it.
The Pac-12 Tournament championship—and the final Pac-12 game ever—will be on Sunday, Mar. 10 at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) between the No. 2-seed USC Trojans and the No. 1-seed Stanford Cardinal. We didn’t get a Cinderella story, but we have a “Clash of the Titans” with the top two seeds facing off for it all. Here’s the path to winning it all for both teams.
How USC can win
Can JuJu Watkins beat Stanford again? The last time these two teams faced off, Watkins scored 51 points to beat Stanford 67-58. Now, that’s probably not the best strategy or one you can rely on to win, but she certainly can take over and dominate in that kind of fashion again.
JuJu Watkins with a 50 piece‼️
51 points
14-26 FG
6-11 3PT
17-19 FT– Most points scored by a freshman since Elena Delle Donne in 2010
– USC single-game record (Cherie Nelson, 50 pts, 1989)All 14 shots @Jujubballin hit from the field ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4M682ElJX9
— Sean Hurd (@seanahurd) February 3, 2024
With Watkins being an offensive powerhouse and shooting at such a high volume, the Trojans must give her space and crash the boards. They’ll have to find a way to win the rebounding battle or lose by a negligible number. That’s easier said than done with Stanford having Cameron Brink on their side,…
