No. 4 USC women celebrate the Seniors' Day with the victory against No. 25 Illinois – Daily News

Los Angeles-Das USC Women's Basketball team of women celebrated the Senior Day on Sunday and honored five players who contributed to the No. 4 rank program in the course of their college career.

Striker Kiki Iriellen, Wachmann Talia von Oelhffen, striker Rayah Marshall, Center Clarice Akunwafo and Wachmann Dominique Darius each went on the court in the Galen Center before the game. It was a moment to be roasted by the fans and coaches.

But in these parts the day usually belongs to the widely recognized second guard Juju Watkins, the 6-2 superstar of the Trojan. But not this time, not complete.

She divided her teammates into the spotlight, many of which played their last home game of the regular season.

While Watkins still achieved impressive 22 points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and four blocked shots, the Trojans received additional help in the defeat of No. 25 Illinois 76-66.

Ireaven scored 22 points, scored five rebounds, two templates, a steal and two blocked shots and Marshall ended their last home game of the regular season with 12 points, 13 rebounds, five templates and four steals.

With the victory, the USC will meet UCLA for the Big Ten title of the regular season. The Trojans defeated the bruins 10 days ago, knocked them out of place # 3 and will try to avenge the stinging loss.

The Bruins, which Iowa defeated on Sunday, are 26: 1 in total in the conference game. The Trojans are 25-2, 15-1.

The commanding end on the Sunday-Sie opened a lead of 13 points counts late in the game. For the second time in a row, the Trojaners had to overcome mistakes and mistakes to advance.

The Trojans missed their first 14 shots of the third quarter, an unusual in-game slump for a team with an average of 82.2 points. The Illini did not waste this opportunity and used the decay to bind the game with 40 points a piece on the 7:42 mark.

It didn't take long for Marshall to bring the stagnant offensive of the Trojans with two consecutive layups, the second off-A theft, 45: 42. Watkins immediately followed a basket for a lead of 47-42.

At the end of the third quarter, USC had a comfortable advantage of 57-47.

The Trojans had a quick start to open a lead of nine points at the end of the first quarter. Watkins drove the lane to end an 11: 1 run for a 24-15 pillow. But the moment was fleeting and at the end of the first half the Trojans fought to hold the Illini and had a slim 40-36 lead.

Watkins stole the ball and drove in to limit a 9-4 run and help us to achieve a lead from 26-22 at the end of the first 37-26 with 5:46. After the Illini had achieved, Watkins achieved another layup of a template of Oelhffen.

Illinois occurred in the middle of the second quarter, clamped on the inside and forced the Trojans to shoot from the outside, where they had to struggle. The Trojans joined only 3 out of 10 3 points in the first half.

Illini's offensive then went to work and exceeded USC 8-1 to pull within four points to close the first half.