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JuJu Watkins scored 22 points as No. 4 Southern California held off a late-game surge from host Indiana to win 73-66 Sunday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.

Watkins made 8 of 10 free throws and also had six rebounds, two steals and a block in the 13th consecutive win for the Trojans (17-1, 7-0 Big Ten). USC also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Rayah Marshall, 14 points and seven rebounds apiece from both Kiki Iriafen and Kennedy Smith, and 10 points from Talia von Oelhoffen. USC won despite receiving zero points from its bench.

Sydney Parrish powered Indiana (12-6, 4-3) with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Yarden Garzon added 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

The Hoosiers led by as many as 11 points when they started the second quarter with a 6-0 run, but USC roared back to take a six-point lead at the break. Indiana then pushed back to lead by four points with 8:13 to play, but USC closed the game on a 22-11 run.

Watkins now has 16 consecutive games of scoring at least 20 points.

No. 5 LSU 80, Florida 63

Mikaylah Williams scored 22 points to help the Tigers remain undefeated with a road win over the Gators in Gainesville, Fla.

Williams also grabbed eight rebounds, while Aneesah Morrow contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in the victory for LSU (20-0, 5-0 SEC). Flau’Jae Johnson added 19 points. Florida (11-9, 2-4) was led by Liv McGill’s 21 points, while Laila Reynolds had 16.

The Gators led by six points after the first quarter, and then LSU never trailed again after starting the second frame with a 13-1 run, kickstarted by back-to-back mid-range jumpers from Johnson. LSU went on to lead by as many as 28 points as it shot 43.1 percent from the floor and forced the Gators into 24 turnovers.

No. 6 UConn 96, Seton Hall 36

Sarah Strong collected 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Huskies rolled past the visiting Pirates in Storrs, Conn.

Paige Bueckers added 18 points and seven assists for UConn (17-2, 8-0 Big East) while Azzi Fudd also scored 18 points in just 19 minutes of action. Bueckers joined the 2,000-point club at UConn, becoming the fastest player to do so, pulling the feat off in six fewer games than Maya Moore did.

Jada Eads scored 14 points for Seton Hall (13-5, 5-2) while veteran Faith Masonius had eight points, six rebounds and three assists.

Penn State 62, No. 9 Ohio State 59

Gracie Merkle had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Nittany Lions handed the visiting Buckeyes their first loss of the season in University Park, Pa.

Gabby Elliott scored 14 points for Penn State (10-9, 1-7 Big Ten) as it snapped a seven-game losing streak. Jayla Oden added 13 points and Moriah Murray scored 12. The game was tied with 2:32 to play, but the Nittany Lions closed it on a 6-3 run, with Elliott providing five of those points. Penn State outscored the Buckeyes 34-22 in the paint.

Cotie McMahon paced Ohio State (17-1, 6-1) with 19 points and six assists, while Chance Gray scored 18 points. The Buckeyes played without star freshman forward Jaloni Cambridge, who was sidelined with an undisclosed injury.

No. 16 Duke 74, Stanford 49

Ashlon Jackson scored 16 points to help the Blue Devils notch their third straight win and beat the visiting Cardinal in Durham, N.C.

Delaney Thomas added a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for Duke (15-4, 6-1 ACC), while Taina Mair contributed 13 points and six assists. Nunu Agara paced Stanford (10-8, 2-5) with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Duke trailed briefly by a single point early in the first frame but led by a comfortable margin of 22 points at halftime. The Blue Devils forced the Cardinal into 20 turnovers and scored 25 points off those miscues. Duke also outscored Stanford 20-3 on fast breaks.

No. 20 West Virginia 82, Iowa State 68

Jordan Harrison and JJ Quinerly scored 20 points apiece to help the Mountaineers beat the visiting Cyclones in Morgantown, W. Va.

Harrison also had seven steals and six assists, while Quinerly added four rebounds. Kyah Watson chipped in 12 points and 11 rebounds in the victory for West Virginia (15-3, 5-2 Big 12). West Virginia never trailed after closing the first quarter on a dominant 20-3 run. Iowa State turned the ball over 25 times, which the Mountaineers flipped into 26 points.

Addy Brown put up a stat line of 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Iowa State (13-7, 4-3) while Audi Crooks added 13 points.

–Field Level Media