No. 5Kansas State Wildcats

NCAA Women's Championship · Regional 4 in Spokane · Sweet 16

Ugh, no.

Kansas State Wildcats lost to the USC Trojans

Ranked #5 · 28-8 61 – 67

Ranked #1 · 31-3

Final · Sat, Mar 29

Game Details

Spokane Numerica Veterans Arena (Spokane) · 10,610 fans · ESPN View tournament bracket →

Highlights

USC shakes off JuJu Watkins' absence and beats Kansas State 67-61 in March Madness

Freshman Kennedy Smith stepped into the void left by injured star JuJu Watkins, scoring 19 points to help Southern California hold off Kansas State 67-61 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA...

Recap via ESPN

1:56 USC rallies behind Kennedy Smith to reach Elite Eight without JuJu

0:17 Kennedy Smith drives hard for USC bucket

0:16 Rayah Marshall comes up with big block for USC

0:21 Kennedy Smith goes coast-to-coast for USC bucket

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
KSU	9	21	15	16	61
USC	16	12	20	19	67

Game Flow

KSU USC

Q1Q2Q3Q4

10-0Biggest Run12-0

5Largest Lead7

8 lead changes · tied 9 times

Win Probability · Kansas State Wildcats

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Kansas State Wildcats

Serena Sundell · 22Points
Serena Sundell · 6Assists
Ayoka Lee · 10Rebounds

USC Trojans

Kennedy Smith · 19Points
Rayah Marshall · 3Assists
Rayah Marshall · 9Rebounds

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
TCU	-
West Virginia	1
Baylor	2
Texas Tech	3
Oklahoma State	3
Colorado	4
Iowa State	5
Utah	5
Arizona State	6
BYU	6
Kansas	7
Kansas State	7
Cincinnati	9
Arizona	12
UCF	12
Houston	14

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
UCLA	-
Michigan	3
Iowa	3
Ohio State	5
Minnesota	5
Maryland	7
Michigan State	7
Washington	8
Illinois	9
USC	9
Oregon	10
Nebraska	11
Indiana	12
Wisconsin	13
Purdue	13
Penn State	14
Northwestern	16
Rutgers	17

Team Stats

Kansas State WildcatsUSC Trojans

Shooting

23-56, 41% Field Goals 25-65, 38%

5-16, 31% 3-Pointers 6-18, 33%

10-13, 77% Free Throws 11-16, 69%

Possessions

39 Rebounds 37

6 Offensive Rebounds 8

10 Assists 9

4 Steals 10

6 Blocks 3

16 Turnovers 9

16 Fouls 10

Scoring

30 Points in Paint 24

9 Fast Break Points 18

5 Largest Lead 7

Box Score

Kansas State Wildcats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. PoindexterF	6	3	2	29	2-9	2-8	0-0	0	1	1	0	3	1
A. LeeC	12	10	1	32	6-13	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	3	7	4
S. SundellG	22	6	6	40	6-13	0-1	10-11	0	1	1	1	5	3
J. GlennG	10	2	1	40	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	2
Z. WalkerG	9	8	0	27	4-6	1-1	0-2	2	0	0	0	8	2
Bench
K. TaylorF	2	1	0	6	1-6	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1
G. SanchezF	0	2	0	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	1
I. LesterG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. SidesG	0	1	0	18	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2
A. HessF	DNP: Did not play
E. MaupinF	DNP: Did not play
F. OhnstadF	DNP: Did not play
M. ParksG	DNP: Did not play
B. GlennG	DNP: Did not play
Team	61	39	10		23-56	5-16	10-13	16	4	6	6	33	16

USC Trojans ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
K. IriafenF	7	8	1	38	3-13	0-1	1-4	2	1	0	1	7	3
R. MarshallC	10	9	3	21	4-11	0-0	2-2	1	0	3	3	6	0
A. HowellG	18	8	1	37	6-11	4-8	2-2	0	4	0	2	6	1
K. SmithG	19	3	2	36	7-14	1-3	4-6	2	3	0	1	2	3
T. von OelhoffenG	2	1	2	18	1-5	0-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bench
C. AkunwafoC	0	1	0	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
K. HeckelG	8	3	0	24	3-8	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	3	0
M. SamuelsG	3	0	0	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. WilliamsF	DNP: Did not play
V. IwuchukwuF	DNP: Did not play
B. ShamblinG	DNP: Did not play
R. ForestierG	DNP: Did not play
J. WatkinsG	DNP: Did not play
A. GaylesG	DNP: Did not play
D. DariusG	DNP: Did not play
Team	67	37	9		25-65	6-18	11-16	9	10	3	8	29	10

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