USC has two of the brightest stars in the sport: JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen. Ohio State boasts three players averaging more than 14 points a game. With the Buckeyes at 9-2 in the Big Ten and the Trojans at 10-1, Saturday’s top-10 matchup has a lot at stake and a lot of potential.
How to watch No. 8 Ohio State at No. 7 USC
The visitors (20-2), coached by Kevin McGuff, win in the paint and force takeaways. Junior Cotie McMahon, who made the midseason Wooden Award watch list, is a skilled slasher with a swift first step:
Cotie on the drive 😤
She’s got 19 points tonight ‼️ pic.twitter.com/SIpDHabp2Q
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) February 2, 2025
Ohio State’s Chance Gray, who transferred from Oregon, is the team’s best high-volume 3-point shooter. She’s been great on the road — five made 3s at Wisconsin, four at both Michigan and Penn State — but just 1-for-16 on the long ball in her last four games. Freshman Jaloni Cambridge has been inefficient but fearless to start her collegiate career. The five-star recruit had 21 points at No. 1 UCLA, though it took her 20 shots to get there.
Ohio State racks up steals and does not give away possessions. That’s a tough draw for 20-2 USC, which had 18 turnovers in its loss to Iowa and 21 in the…
