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.

UConn women’s basketball defeated No. 1-seed USC 78-64 in the Elite Eight behind a combined 53 points from Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong.

The Final Four in Tampa Bay, Florida is made up of three No. 1 seeds — UCLA , South Carolina and Texas. UConn, however, is the betting favorite to cut down the nets as the sole No. 2 seed remaining.

The Women's Final Four tips off on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET, with South Carolina favored over Texas. UConn is laying 7.5 points vs. UCLA in the late game.

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.

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The USC Trojans women’s basketball season came to an end on Monday night against the UConn Huskies. UConn star Paige Bueckers was too much to overcome in there

UConn women's basketball defeated USC in the Elite Eight in Spokane to advance to its 16th Final Four within the last 17 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Three of the four No. 1 seeds made it to the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas still dancing. The odd one out is No. 2 seed UConn, a team that should by no means be considered an underdog.