USC women see Final Four dreams dashed by Paige Bueckers, UConn again

SPOKANE, Wash. — There was no JuJu Watkins and there will be no Final Four trip for the USC women’s basketball team, either.

Paige Bueckers carried Connecticut to its record 24th NCAA Tournament Final Four, scoring 31 points in a 78-64 victory over USC in a regional final on Monday night, as the Trojans could no longer overcome the loss of their injured star.

UConn (35-3) heads to Tampa, Florida, to face overall No. 1 seed UCLA on Friday.

Freshman Sarah Strong added 22 points...