LOS ANGELES — The USC women’s basketball team continued to gain ground in the Big Ten standings on Thursday night, remaining unbeaten in February by beating Wisconsin for its sixth straight win, 66-59, at the Galen Center.
Jazzy Davidson missed the last 2:42 of the game after going down with an apparent lower-body injury. Her teammates carried her off the court and onto the bench, and she was eventually carried to the training room.
Davidson had 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with five rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocked shots before exiting. The six-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, averaging 17.2 points per game, is the centerpiece of a team that could be poised for success in future seasons – especially when JuJu Watkins returns next fall.
Laura Williams has become a key piece of the Trojans’ defense and has started in the last four games. The sophomore forward snagged a career-high 14 rebounds and blocked four shots on Thursday.
The Big Ten regular season is winding down, and USC sits at No. 21 in the NET rankings. Each of the last six games has been critical, since the Trojans (17-9 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) lost six of their eight games in January.
USC muddled through poor shooting (22%) in the first quarter on Thursday but saw its efficiency from the field start to improve in the second period (36.4%).
Wisconsin (13-14, 5-11) also shot poorly in the first half, making just 24.3% of its shots, due in part to the Trojans’ unrelenting defense. USC blocked seven shots and collected six steals before halftime, with Williams leading the charge.
Williams reached up to block a Badger shot and bounced it into Kara Dunn’s hands as USC kept generating opportunities, even if the shots weren’t falling.
Davidson came up with a steal under the basket and went the length of the court for an early layup, and the Trojans steadily built a 30-22 advantage by halftime.
Kennedy Smith hit a timely basket when she grabbed a missed layup by Dunn and tapped it in. Dunn followed up less than 20 seconds later with a breakaway 3-pointer for a 10-point lead.
Williams stayed ready under the net throughout the second half, and USC held steady. The Trojans’ offensive flow continued into the fourth, and an array of players contributed to the scoring. Dayana Mendes and Dunn each made timely 3-pointers to give USC a 61-49 lead with 4:50 left on the clock.
USC – which was outscored 37-36 in the second half – closed out with the win, but the team’s focus was clearly on Davidson during the final minutes.
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