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 | 15-3 | - | 24-7 |
| Jacksonville | 13-5 | 2 | 21-8 |
| Central Arkansas | 13-5 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Stetson | 12-6 | 3 | 19-10 |
| North Alabama | 11-7 | 4 | 17-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 11-7 | 4 | 16-14 |
| West Georgia | 10-8 | 5 | 18-12 |
| Austin Peay | 8-10 | 7 | 17-12 |
| Lipscomb | 7-11 | 8 | 10-20 |
| Queens University | 4-14 | 11 | 10-20 |
| North Florida | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| Bellarmine | 0-18 | 15 | 2-30 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 28-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 24-5 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 24-5 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 24-6 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 22-7 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 23-7 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 22-7 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 20-9 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 19-10 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-12 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 20-11 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 18-11 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 17-13 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-16 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 13-16 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
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