JuJu Watkins’ Friday night was simply incredible.
The USC freshman phenom poured in an astounding 51 points as the Trojans upset the No. 4 Cardinal in Maples Pavilion. While Watkins humbly brushed aside comparisons to Caitlin Clark, her accomplishment put her in an elite group of scorers in the sport’s history that include the likes of Elena Delle Donne, Kelsey Plum and Cheryl Miller.
And less than a week after Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo dominated UConn in Storrs, Conn., Watkins has seemingly pulled ahead again in the race for the National Freshman of the Year award.
In case you missed it, or couldn’t figure out how to get the Pac-12 Network, here’s every bucket that Watkins scored against Tara VanDerveer’s side on Friday:
Every bucket from JuJu Watkins' record-breaking outing at Stanford 👀 pic.twitter.com/AhbyuNmpg4
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 3, 2024
It was a performance nothing short of being wildly impressive, and one we’ll be talking about for a while. It left women’s basketball fans in awe – and scrambling for a way to watch in real-time – on Friday night.
This is why PAC games need to be more accessible! People needed to see this and now I’m just looking at clips 😩😩
— Coach Yo (@YolettMcCuin) February 3, 2024
This Juju Watkins performance is one of if not the best single-player performance in a game Ive ever watched goodness gracious
— marisa ingemi ✨ (@Marisa_Ingemi) February 3, 2024
51 points is really crazyyy
— Aliyah A. Boston (@aa_boston) February 3, 2024
The JuJu Watkins Effect: How many times this year I’ve been driven to use different emails to sign up for any service that can include a free trial with Pac-12 Network. Worth it every time!!
— Emma Baccellieri (@emmabaccellieri) February 3, 2024
In what is likely the last season of the Pac-12 as we know it, Watkins is helping the league go out on a high note.