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JuJu Watkins Sets Baha Mar Hoops Record As USC Women's Basketball Beats PSU

JuJu Watkins Sets Baha Mar Hoops Record As USC Women's Basketball Beats PSU

No. 8 USC star freshman JuJu Watkins set the single-game scoring record at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in win over Penn State.

Nov 23, 2023 by Joe Harrington
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The most points ever scored in a Pink Flamingo Championship game was just enough for USC to get by Penn State. 

No. 8 USC (5-0) used a 7-0 run to take the lead with 30 seconds remaining against Penn State (5-1) at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship on Nov.22 in Nassau Bahamas and held on to win 71-70. 

JuJu Watkins set a tournament record with 31 points on 9-for-20 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in the win. But it was Watkins' record-setting final two points that gave the Trojans the leads. 

Penn State built an 8-point lead in the fourth quarter, but failed to score in the final 2:15 of the game. Meanwhile the freshman Watkins went to work, scoring the game's last seven points. 

USC beat Seton Hall on Monday hours after moving to No. 8 in the rankings, and Penn State nearly knocked them down. Shay Ciezki scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Lions.  

Who’s Next On The USC Women's Basketball Schedule?

USC will host Cal Poly at 7 p.m. PST on Nov. 28.

Who’s Next On The Penn State Women’s Basketball Schedule?

Penn State will host at Providence at 1 p.m. on Nov. 26. 

How To Watch Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship

All the games will stream live on FloHoops and the FloSports app. Breaking news, highlights and replays will also be available on both platforms. 

Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Teams

The teams are: 

  • Georgia 
  • Columbia
  • East Carolina 
  • No. 15 Ohio State 
  • Florida 
  • Purdue 
  • Oklahoma State 
  • Penn State
  • No. 8 USC 
  • Seton Hall

Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Schedule

Here is the Nov. 20 schedule:

Here is the Nov. 22 schedule: 

  • Seton Hall 68, East Carolina 57
  • Florida 83, Columbia 81
  • Georgia 65, Purdue 57
  • No. 15 Ohio State 75, Oklahoma State 57
  • Penn State vs. No. 8 USC, 9 p.m. ET

NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings For Week 3 (Nov. 20)

  • No. 1 South Carolina (36) 3-0    900    
  • No. 2 UCLA  4-0    837    
  • No. 3 Colorado 4-0    773    
  • No. 4 Stanford 4-0    768    
  • No. 5 Iowa 4-1    678    
  • No. 6 UConn 3-1    672    
  • No. 7 LSU 4-1    642    
  • No. 8 USC 3-0 600
  • No. 9 Virginia Tech 567
  • No. 10 Utah 4-1    518    
  • No. 10 NC State 4-0    518    
  • No. 12 Texas 4-0    517    
  • No. 13 Florida State 4-0    490    
  • No. 14 Baylor 3-0    457    
  • No. 15 Ohio State 2-1     400    
  • No. 16 Kansas State 4-0    368    
  • No. 17 Notre Dame 3-1    343    
  • No. 18 North Carolina 4-0    328    
  • No. 19 Tennessee 3-1    309    
  • No. 20 Louisville 4-0    263    
  • No. 21 Indiana 3-1    259    
  • No. 22 Oklahoma 5-0    146    
  • No. 23 Washington State 5-0    114    
  • No. 24 Ole Miss 4-1    105    
  • No. 25 Mississippi State 5-0    55    

Others receiving votes: Maryland 48, Creighton 10, Marquette 6, Princeton 6, UNLV 1, Davidson 1, Michigan 1

Dropped from rankings: Maryland 20, Creighton 22

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