JuJu Watkins went down with a season-ending knee injury five minutes into the game. Top-seeded Southern California kept going without its star player, pummeling Mississippi State 96-59 to reach the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

USC beat MSU in a blowout, but tensions were high after a physical game that saw JuJu Watkins suffer a season-ending knee injury

The No. 1 USC Trojans defeated the No. 2 Mississippi State Bulldogs, 96-59. USC guard JuJu Watkins left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury. The USC Trojans will play Kansas State on March 29 in the Sweet 16.