No. 3 USC routs Charleston 105-44 for third straight 100-point game
The Sporting Tribune
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LOS ANGELES — Saniyah Hall and Jazzy Davidson scored 24 points apiece, and JuJu Watkins added 20 as No. 3 USC beat Charleston 105-44 on Tuesday night at the Galen Center, reaching 100 points in each of its first three games for the first time in program history.
The Trojans (3-0) opened with a 100-68 win over UNLV and followed it with a 118-40 rout of Utah State. They had scored 100 points in three straight games only once before, in December 1980.
USC took control with a 23-2 run after Charleston tied the game at 2. Davidson scored nine points in the first quarter, and the Trojans forced eight turnovers to take a 29-8 lead. By halftime, Watkins had 16 points, four assists and four steals, and USC had outscored the Cougars 20-0 on the fast break to build a 58-23 lead.
Hall scored 11 points in the third quarter, including seven straight on her own, and finished with career highs in points and rebounds (eight) in 23 minutes. Davidson hit three 3-pointers and added four assists, four steals and three blocks. Watkins had a game-high six assists in 22 minutes to go with her third straight 20-point game.
Ryann Bennett added 10 points off the bench, and freshman Sitaya Fagan grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and blocked three shots. The Trojans shot 50.6% from the field and had 23 assists against five turnovers. They held Charleston to 30.2% shooting and turned 21 Cougars turnovers into 28 points.
Isla Juffermans led Charleston (2-1) with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. The 105 points were the most the Cougars had allowed since giving up 119 to then-No. 1 South Carolina in 2020.
The Trojans face No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Tipoff is at 10 a.m. Pacific on ABC.
