USC star JuJu Watkins will not return vs. Mississippi State after being carried off with injury
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JuJu Watkins was carried off the floor in the first quarter of top-seeded Southern California’s game against Mississippi State in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night. Watkins will not return to the game, USC announced in a statement.
Watkins was driving to the basket when she went down between two Bulldogs defenders with 4:43 remaining. She grabbed her right knee with a pained expression on her face.
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The crowd in Galen Center went silent as coach Lindsay Gottlieb and two other USC staffers attended to Watkins, a 6-foot-2 sophomore who averages 24.6 points and is one of the biggest stars in the women’s game. She was carried off the court by multiple people and the game went to a media timeout with the Trojans leading 13-2.
The crowd loudly booed Mississippi State on its next possession.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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