USC star JuJu Watkins suffered an injury during the Trojans' 88-30 blowout against Elon on Sunday. Watkins raked in 26 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead USC to its sixth straight win.
However, the star guard suffered an ankle injury late in the game. A YouTube video shared by Women Hooping on Monday showed Watkins trying to block an Elon player and falling in the process. Although she was able to get up and continue, it was clear from her limp that she was injured. She eventually limped off the court before the game ended.
Watch the moment Watkins was injured here:
JuJu Watkins leads USC to dominant win vs Elon
The No. 5 USC women's basketball team held visiting Elon to a record program-low 30 points to tack up its 10th win of the season. JuJu Watkins led the pack of 10 Trojans on the scoresheet in the victory over the Phoenix at Galen Center.
Other notable Trojans in the game included Kayleigh Heckel with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. Talia von Oelhoffen had 10 points and Rayah Marshall recorded a season-high 14 rebounds. Clarice Akunwafo and Vivian Iwuchukwu joined the scoresheet in the first half, while Aaliyah Gailes and Rian Forestier recorded their first points to finish the game.
With 26 points on an 11-of-12 effort from the free-throw line, Watkins has now scored in double digits in all 11 USC games this season alongside Kiki Iriafen who added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Trojans in this game.
USC led 40-12 at halftime, shooting 43.8% from the floor and limiting Elon to 18.5% in the first 20 minutes. The Trojans also forced 12 turnovers in the half as they held the Phoenix to just 12 points, the lowest score they had allowed in a half this season.
After the first half, USC increased the lead to 55-21 in five minutes as part of the scoring surge which ended 17-0 and had the hosts ahead 68-21 in the third quarter.
USC forced 25 turnovers and scored 36 points off those and led as many as 59 points in the fourth quarter. It was USC's third win by at least 50 points this season. The win means the Trojans are now 10-1 while the Phoenix are at 4-5.
Next, USC travels to No. 2 UConn on Saturday.
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