That nearly 7,000-person standing ovation affirmed the Trojans’ NCAA Tournament identity — USC is juicy. The No. 1-seeded Trojans (29-3, 17-1 Big Ten) crushed UNC Greensboro (25-7, 13-1 Southern Conference) 71-25 Saturday afternoon, advancing to the second round of March Madness.

The No. 1 USC Trojans, led by star JuJu Watkins, believe their schedule and success should have translated to a better NCAA tournament regional draw.

The Trojans were punished for not beating UCLA 3 out of 3 times. They went 2-1 vs the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and got a bad draw.

UNC Greensboro Spartans (25-6, 16-1 SoCon) at USC Trojans (28-3, 18-2 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -32.5; over/under is 128.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC ...

USC Trojans Aggressive Without Juju Watkins In NCAA Tournament