The No. 2 seed Huskies are back in the Final Four for the 24th time as Paige Bueckers scores 31 and and Sarah Strong puts up 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead the way. USC put up an impressive showing despite missing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury, but the Trojans didn't have the firepower to keep up.

Bueckers has scored a total of 50 points across those two games, including 28 when UConn defeated USC in the Elite Eight last year to advance to the Final Four. Bueckers has also recorded a total of 13 rebounds and eight assists and has shot 44.4 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from 3-point range against the Trojans.

USA Today's Meghan Hall previews the women's Final Four teams that will be heading down to Tampa to compete for national championship.

The Huskies advanced with a 78-64 win over USC in the Elite Eight on Monday night at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.

The USC Trojans' loss of JuJu Watkins will really be felt in the Elite Eight matchup on Monday against Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies. UConn is a 13.5-point favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook for the Regional 4 final in Spokane.

The last spot in the Final Four will be determined in a rematch of one of last season’s Elite Eight matchups when the Regional 4 Spokane 1 seed the USC Trojans go against the 2 seed UConn Huskies at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.

Madness continues Monday with the conclusion of the women’s Elite Eight, as Texas faces TCU and USC battles Connecticut. Follow our live coverage.

The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued on Sunday, with two of the four Elite Eight matchups in the books. South Carolina took down Duke by the score of 54-50 in the first contest, as head coach Dawn Staley's squad clinched a spot in the Final Four for the fifth consecutive season.

Women's Final Four field will officially be set Monday after Texas takes on TCU and UConn faces USC. South Carolina and UCLA punched their tickets to Tampa, Fla. on Sunda