No. 1 USC knocked off No. 9 Mississippi in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but the Trojans lost JuJu Watkins to an apparent knee injury.

JuJu Watkins went down with a season-ending knee injury five minutes into the game. Top-seeded Southern California kept going without its star player, pummeling Mississippi State 96-59 to reach the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb came to the defense of a Mississippi State player as she faces online bullying over her involvement in the play that resulted in JuJu Watkins' injury.

USC’s Juju Watkins shared an emotional message with her team after the Trojans’ 78-64 loss to UConn in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight on Monday. After suffering a season-ending torn ACL in her right knee a mere five minutes into USC’s second-round win over Mississippi State,

USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb describes the feeling of not making it to the Final Four after the ACL injury to JuJu Watkins. Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

JuJu Watkins has broken her silence after encountering a season-ending injury during March Madness. The 19-year-old USC basketball star shared a message on her Instagram Stories on March 31 thanking her fans and friends for their support after she tore her ACL in the second round of the tournament on March 24.