The No. 2 UCLA women's basketball team completed an undefeated Big Ten regular season with a decisive 73-50 victory over Southern California on Sunday.
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No. 2 UCLA women's basketball team completed an undefeated Big Ten regular season with a decisive 73-50 victory over Southern California on Sunday. Earlier that day, they were projected as one of the four No. 1 seeds for the women's NCAA Tournament.
- UCLA completes perfect 18-0 Big Ten regular season
- Bruins project as a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament
- Charlisse Leger-Walker leads with 20 points in final regular-season game
- USC star JuJu Watkins sits out due to injury
Charlisse Leger-Walker led the Bruins (28-1, 18-0) with 20 points, matching her season high. UCLA equaled Maryland's feat from 2014-15 by going 18-0 in conference play. The Bruins haven't lost since Nov. 26 when they were beaten by then-No. 4 Texas.
The Trojans (17-12, 9-9) were led by freshman star Jazzy Davidson with 12 points and Kennedy Smith with 11 points. USC has lost three in a row and are 7-9 in their last 16 games. The Trojans were swept by the Bruins this season after losing 80-46 on Jan. 3.
USC star JuJu Watkins, who tore her ACL during March Madness last year, watched from the sidelines in street clothes. A year ago Sunday, Watkins scored 30 points against UCLA to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title for the Trojans.
The Bruins were projected as one of the four No. 1 seeds for the women's NCAA Tournament earlier that day by the selection committee in a second early reveal. Undefeated UConn was named the No. 1 overall seed, edging UCLA and South Carolina.
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