No. 5 USC Beats No. 2 Stanford Again, This Time for Pac-12 Title

JuJu Watkins (12) and India Otto (2) of the USC Trojans celebrate a victory over the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game of the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament in Las Vegas on March 10, 2024. Candice Ward/Getty Images

McKenzie Forbes scored 26 points and fifth-ranked Southern California led for all but a few early minutes in defeating No. 2 Stanford 74–61 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, at Las Vegas.

Kayla Padilla had 13 points and Rayah Marshall added 10 points and 18 rebounds for Southern Cal (26–5), the tournament’s second seed, which won its only other Pac-12 tournament in 2014.