Overview
- USC improved to 14-9 overall and 6-6 in Big Ten play with the road victory in Evanston.
- Freshman Jazzy Davidson led the Trojans with 21 points and six assists, and Kara Dunn added 18 points with six rebounds.
- Kennedy Smith finished with 17 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for her second career double-double.
- USC opened on an 11-0 run, built a 53-28 halftime lead on 61% first-half shooting, and converted Northwestern’s 19 turnovers into 16 points.
- Grace Sullivan scored 24 for Northwestern, and USC heads to Illinois on Sunday as bracket analysts increasingly project the Trojans into the NCAA field.