SPOKANE, Wash. — Paige Bueckers carried UConn to its record 24th Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament, scoring 31 points Monday night in a 78-64 victory over Southern California, which couldn’t overcome the loss of injured star JuJu Watkins.

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.

After struggling during the NCAA Tournament regionals and Final Four a year ago, UConn's Ashlynn Shade believes she's better for the experience

Newcomers UCLA will face titans UConn in the Final Four while Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks are hoping to spoil Texas' best March Madness run in more than 20 years as the women's collegiate competition reaches a thrilling crescendo.

USC puts up a fight, but with no JuJu Watkins, the Trojans can't overcome Paige Bueckers and UConn in 78-64 a loss. The Huskies will play UCLA in the Final Four.

Paige Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball team have done it again. The Huskies are heading back to the final four for the second year in a row. They beat the USC Trojans by 14 points. The Huskies beat the USC Trojans 78-64 Monday night.

UConn's Kaitlyn Chen drives toward the rack and drops in a slick and-1 in the second quarter.

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UCONN HUSKIES The women's Final Four is set. After wins Monday night, (1) Texas and (2) UConn are headed to Tampa, where they'll join (1) South Carolina and (1) UCLA. The Longhorns pulled away from (2) TCU for a 58-47 victory in a gritty Lone Star State battle.