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USC Women Open NCAA Tournament Against Clemson with Newfound Drive
USC leads with higher scoring and rebounding averages, driven by Jazzy Davidson’s 17.6 points per game, despite a weaker overall record than Clemson.
- On Saturday, the USC Trojans meet the Clemson Tigers in the NCAA Tournament opening round, with oddsmakers listing USC as a 5.5-point favorite and the total at 10.5.
- USC Trojans rebuilt after JuJu Watkins' injury and secured their fourth straight tournament berth following roughly 30 minutes of the Selection Sunday reveal.
- USC's Jazzy Davidson, USC star freshman, scores 17.6 points with 5.7 rebounds, while Mia Moore shoots 46.9% for Clemson in the opener.
- The winner advances to face top-seeded South Carolina , while Clemson could benefit from a near-home crowd at Colonial Life Arena, raising the opener's difficulty, coaches say.
- Several USC players, including Davidson, are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, while Londynn Jones offers experience and Kennedy Smith's defense could be decisive post-regular season skid.
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Clemson Tigers play the USC Trojans in first round of NCAA Tournament
The Clemson Tigers play the USC Trojans in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the two squads.
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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews USC FR G Jazzy Davidson
Earlier this month USC lost to Washington 76-64 in the Big 10 women’s tourney but still earned an at-large bid to this week’s NCAA tournament. The Trojans made the Elite 8 in each of the past 2 years as a #1 seed and will open as a #9 seed against Clemson in Columbia on Saturday. Earlier today HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel got to speak with USC FR G Jazzy Davidson about being named an All-American as a freshman and making the NCAA tourney. You finished y…
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