USC 96-59 Mississippi State (Mar 24, 2025) Play-by-Play

Mississippi State Bulldogs

22-12, 6-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MSST	8	19	15	17	59
USC	28	22	25	21	96

TIME	MSST	USC
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:58	Jump Ball won by Mississippi State	0	0
9:58	Jump Ball lost by USC	0	0
9:47	Foul on Madina Okot.	0	0
9:47	Madina Okot Turnover.	0	0
9:29	JuJu Watkins missed Jumper.	0	0
9:25	Madina Okot Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Eniya Russell missed Jumper.	0	0
9:08	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:05	JuJu Watkins missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:01	Jerkaila Jordan Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:54	Debreasha Powe Turnover.	0	0
8:38	Talia von Oelhoffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.	0	3
8:18	Eniya Russell missed Jumper.	0	3
8:14	Talia von Oelhoffen Defensive Rebound.	0	3
8:09	Kennedy Smith made Layup. Assisted by Talia von Oelhoffen.	0	5
7:41	Denim DeShields missed Layup.	0	5
7:39	Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.	0	5
7:35	Foul on Debreasha Powe.	0	5
7:35	JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.	0	6
7:35	JuJu Watkins missed Free Throw.	0	6
7:34	Jerkaila Jordan Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:24	Jerkaila Jordan missed Jumper.	0	6
7:21	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:14	Kennedy Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JuJu Watkins.	0	9
7:10	Destiney McPhaul subbing in for Mississippi State	0	9
7:10	Chandler Prater subbing in for Mississippi State	0	9
7:10	Mississippi State Timeout	0	9
7:10	Official TV Timeout	0	9
7:10	Denim DeShields subbing out for Mississippi State	0	9
7:10	Eniya Russell subbing out for Mississippi State	0	9
6:55	Jerkaila Jordan missed Jumper.	0	9
6:53	JuJu Watkins Defensive Rebound.	0	9
6:49	Foul on Debreasha Powe.	0	9
6:49	Debreasha Powe subbing out for Mississippi State	0	9
6:49	Eniya Russell subbing in for Mississippi State	0	9
6:42	Kiki Iriafen made Jumper. Assisted by JuJu Watkins.	0	11
6:19	Jerkaila Jordan missed Layup.	0	11
6:19	Madina Okot Offensive Rebound.	0	11
6:06	Eniya Russell missed Jumper.	0	11
6:06	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	0	11
6:06	Rayah Marshall Block.	0	11
5:52	JuJu Watkins Turnover.	0	11
5:52	Destiney McPhaul Steal.	0	11
5:47	Eniya Russell made Layup. Assisted by Destiney McPhaul.	2	11
5:32	Rayah Marshall missed Layup.	2	11
5:27	Madina Okot Defensive Rebound.	2	11
5:19	Jerkaila Jordan missed Jumper.	2	11
5:16	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	2	11
5:13	Foul on Madina Okot.	2	11
5:13	Jerkaila Jordan subbing out for Mississippi State	2	11
5:13	Madina Okot subbing out for Mississippi State	2	11
5:13	Denim DeShields subbing in for Mississippi State	2	11
5:13	Quanirah Montague subbing in for Mississippi State	2	11
5:10	Foul on Denim DeShields.	2	11
5:10	JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.	2	12
5:10	JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.	2	13
4:46	Eniya Russell missed Jumper.	2	13
4:46	Kiki Iriafen Block.	2	13
4:46	Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.	2	13
4:43	Foul on Chandler Prater.	2	13
4:43	Official TV Timeout	2	13
4:43	JuJu Watkins subbing out for USC	2	13
4:43	Rayah Marshall subbing out for USC	2	13
4:43	Avery Howell subbing in for USC	2	13
4:43	Clarice Akunwafo subbing in for USC	2	13
4:43	Avery Howell made Free Throw.	2	14
4:43	Avery Howell made Free Throw.	2	15
4:20	Eniya Russell missed Jumper.	2	15
4:20	Clarice Akunwafo Block.	2	15
4:17	Clarice Akunwafo Defensive Rebound.	2	15
4:03	Talia von Oelhoffen Turnover.	2	15
4:03	Destiney McPhaul Steal.	2	15
3:54	Destiney McPhaul missed Layup.	2	15
3:53	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	2	15
3:53	Foul on Quanirah Montague.	2	15
3:53	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing out for USC	2	15
3:53	Kayleigh Heckel subbing in for USC	2	15
3:53	Eniya Russell subbing out for Mississippi State	2	15
3:53	Jerkaila Jordan subbing in for Mississippi State	2	15
3:53	Clarice Akunwafo missed Free Throw.	2	15
3:53	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	2	15
3:53	Clarice Akunwafo missed Free Throw.	2	15
3:51	Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.	2	15
3:37	Chandler Prater Turnover.	2	15
3:37	Kennedy Smith Steal.	2	15
3:30	Kennedy Smith Turnover.	2	15
3:30	Quanirah Montague Steal.	2	15
3:21	Jerkaila Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.	2	15
3:18	Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.	2	15
3:09	Kennedy Smith made Shot. Assisted by Kayleigh Heckel.	2	17
3:02	Mississippi State Timeout	2	17
3:02	Clarice Akunwafo subbing out for USC	2	17
3:02	Malia Samuels subbing in for USC	2	17
2:43	Foul on Kiki Iriafen.	2	17
2:43	Quanirah Montague subbing out for Mississippi State	2	17
2:43	Madina Okot subbing in for Mississippi State	2	17
2:43	Jerkaila Jordan made Free Throw.	3	17
2:43	Jerkaila Jordan made Free Throw.	4	17
2:33	Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
2:30	Madina Okot Defensive Rebound.	4	17
2:28	Madina Okot Turnover.	4	17
2:28	Malia Samuels Steal.	4	17
2:23	Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.	4	17
2:21	Kayleigh Heckel Offensive Rebound.	4	17
2:13	Kiki Iriafen made Layup. Assisted by Avery Howell.	4	19
1:47	Jerkaila Jordan missed Layup.	4	19
1:43	Jerkaila Jordan Offensive Rebound.	4	19
1:43	Jerkaila Jordan made Two Point Tip Shot.	6	19
1:26	Kiki Iriafen made Jumper. Assisted by Kayleigh Heckel.	6	21
1:03	Denim DeShields Turnover.	6	21
1:03	Kennedy Smith Steal.	6	21
0:58	Avery Howell made Layup. Assisted by Kennedy Smith.	6	23
0:53	Chandler Prater Turnover.	6	23
0:53	Kayleigh Heckel Steal.	6	23
0:52	Foul on Destiney McPhaul.	6	23
0:52	Denim DeShields subbing out for Mississippi State	6	23
0:52	Madina Okot subbing out for Mississippi State	6	23
0:52	Kayla Thomas subbing in for Mississippi State	6	23
0:52	Debreasha Powe subbing in for Mississippi State	6	23
0:52	Kayleigh Heckel made Free Throw.	6	24
0:52	Kayleigh Heckel made Free Throw.	6	25
0:52	Kayleigh Heckel subbing out for USC	6	25
0:52	Kiki Iriafen subbing out for USC	6	25
0:52	Rayah Marshall subbing in for USC	6	25
0:52	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing in for USC	6	25
0:28	Jerkaila Jordan made Layup.	8	25
0:28	Foul on Malia Samuels.	8	25
0:27	Jerkaila Jordan missed Free Throw.	8	25
0:26	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	8	25
0:06	Avery Howell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malia Samuels.	8	28
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	8	28

JuJu Watkins carried off court after ACL tear

2:42

Highlight: MS State's postseason comes to end with tough loss to USC

2:10

Kiki Iriafen's 36-point game helps advance USC to Sweet 16

1:57

Galen Center

10:00 PM, March 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Los Angeles, CA

Line: USC -19.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 7,808

Referees:
Chuck Gonzalez
Michol Murray
Saif Esho

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Carolina	15-1	-	33-3
Texas	15-1	-	33-3
LSU	12-4	3	30-5
Oklahoma	11-5	4	27-7
Kentucky	11-5	4	23-8
Alabama	10-6	5	24-9
Ole Miss	10-6	5	22-10
Tennessee	8-8	7	24-9
Vanderbilt	8-8	7	22-11
Mississippi State	7-9	8	22-12
Florida	5-11	10	19-17
Georgia	4-12	11	13-19
Missouri	3-13	12	14-18
Auburn	3-13	12	12-18
Texas A&M	3-13	12	10-19
Arkansas	3-13	12	10-22

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
USC	17-1	-	30-3
UCLA	16-2	1	32-2
Ohio State	13-5	4	26-7
Maryland	13-5	4	25-8
Michigan State	11-7	6	22-10
Illinois	11-7	6	22-10
Michigan	11-7	6	23-11
Iowa	10-8	7	23-11
Nebraska	10-8	7	21-12
Oregon	10-8	7	20-12
Indiana	10-8	7	20-13
Washington	9-9	8	19-14
Minnesota	8-10	9	23-11
Wisconsin	4-14	13	13-17
Rutgers	3-15	14	13-19
Purdue	3-15	14	10-19
Northwestern	2-16	15	9-18
Penn State	1-17	16	10-19

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USC's Gottlieb condemns bullying of Prater after Watkins' injury

USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb condemned the online bullying against Mississippi State's Chandler Prater, saying she did not believe JuJu Watkiins' ACL tear was the result of a dirty play.

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