Florida Gulf Coast Eagles @ USC Trojans
JuJu Watkins scores 18 points in her home debut to lead No. 21 USC over Florida Gulf Coast 67-51
LOS ANGELES -- — JuJu Watkins had 18 points and seven rebounds in her home debut and No. 21 Southern California defeated Florida Gulf Coast 67-51 on Friday night.
The heralded freshman was coming off a 32-point effort in her college debut, an 83-74 win over No. 7 Ohio State on Monday.
Rayah Marshall added 18 points despite four fouls for USC (2-0).
The Trojans trailed 9-0 to start the game before they responded with a 14-2 run to take the lead for good. Marshall had six points and Watkins added four in the spurt that ended the first quarter.
USC outscored the Eagles 19-8 to lead 33-19 at the break.
Maddie Antenucci led the Eagles (1-1) with 19 points.
The Eagles closed within five points in the third before the Trojans closed the quarter with a 23-8 burst, including eight points by Watkins and seven by Marshall, that extended their lead to 58-38.
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Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Chuck Gonzalez
Referee:Nicole Leon
Referee:Sean Martin
2025-26 Standings
| ASUN Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky | 11-0 | - | 20-4 |
| West Georgia | 7-3 | 3.5 | 14-7 |
| Jacksonville | 6-4 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Stetson | 6-4 | 4.5 | 13-8 |
| North Alabama | 6-4 | 4.5 | 11-10 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 6-4 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Central Arkansas | 5-5 | 5.5 | 12-10 |
| Austin Peay | 5-6 | 6 | 13-8 |
| Lipscomb | 5-6 | 6 | 8-14 |
| North Florida | 3-7 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
| Queens University | 2-9 | 9 | 8-14 |
| Bellarmine | 0-10 | 10.5 | 2-21 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 12-0 | - | 22-1 |
| Michigan | 11-1 | 1 | 20-3 |
| Ohio State | 9-2 | 2.5 | 20-3 |
| Iowa | 9-2 | 2.5 | 18-4 |
| Michigan State | 8-4 | 4 | 19-4 |
| Washington | 7-4 | 4.5 | 17-5 |
| Minnesota | 7-4 | 4.5 | 16-6 |
| Maryland | 6-6 | 6 | 18-6 |
| Oregon | 6-6 | 6 | 18-7 |
| Illinois | 6-6 | 6 | 16-7 |
| USC | 5-6 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Nebraska | 5-7 | 7 | 16-7 |
| Wisconsin | 5-7 | 7 | 13-10 |
| Purdue | 3-9 | 9 | 11-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-9 | 9.5 | 8-14 |
| Indiana | 2-10 | 10 | 13-11 |
| Rutgers | 1-11 | 11 | 9-14 |
| Penn State | 1-11 | 11 | 8-15 |
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