The Trojans suffered a shocking loss to Iowa on Feb. 2 in a game in which Watkins scored her team's first field goal with 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter. She went on to finish the day with 27 points, but 10 of those came from the free throw line as she went 8 of 22 from the field.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top-ranked UCLA was seeing red at practice on Wednesday, with its scout team donning the colors of crosstown rival Southern California. The sixth-ranked Trojans’ fight song blared in the Bruins’ gym, too.

Beating the undefeated Bruins always was going to require more than JuJu Watkins willing the Trojans to victory. But make no mistake, USC is also going to need more from its star sophomore.

How many points did JuJu Watkins score vs. Ohio State on Saturday? Here's how the Trojans women's basketball star performed against the Buckeyes.

Ohio State, led by Taylor Thierry’s 14 points and Cotie McMahon’s 13, struggled to keep up, particularly after Thierry fouled out in the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes were out-rebounded and failed to recover from the Trojans’ third-quarter surge.

Watkins and the sixth-ranked Trojans play host to No. 1 UCLA, the only unbeaten team in college basketball, on Thursday night.