The worst case had caught up to USC.There was no more outrunning the reality that loomed over this entire NCAA tournament, not with Paige Bueckers at the height of her powers and the full weight of the Connecticut onslaught raining down on them.

The UConn guard scored 71 points in two games, leading the Huskies back to the Final Four. She is chasing her first championship.

The UConn Huskies defeated the University of Southern California Trojans in the women's Elite Eight on Monday to advance to their 24th program Final Four, the most in NCAA tournament history across either bracket.

UConn has advanced to the Final Four for the 24th time after beating USC 78-64 in the Elite Eight. Paige Bueckers (31 points, 6 assists) and Sarah Strong (22 points, 17 rebounds) led the way for the Huskies.

USC puts up a fight, but with no JuJu Watkins, the Trojans can't overcome Paige Bueckers and UConn in 78-64 a loss. The Huskies will play UCLA in the Final Four.

The early betting line has the Huskies as 10.5-point favorites against UCLA. The money line has UConn at -650 and UCLA at +470. The over-under is pegged at 135.5. In the big picture, UConn is favored to win its 12th overall national crown.

UConn's Kaitlyn Chen drives toward the rack and drops in a slick and-1 in the second quarter.

Women's Final Four field is officially set after the Elite Eight came to a close on Monday. Texas and UConn punched their tickets with fairly comfortable wins to join No.

Paige Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball team have done it again. The Huskies are heading back to the final four for the second year in a row. They beat the USC Trojans by 14 points. The Huskies beat the USC Trojans 78-64 Monday night.