LOS ANGELES -- Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and No. 1 UConn routed 16th-ranked Southern California 79-51 on Saturday, snapping the Trojans' 20-game home winning streak with their best player on the bench watching.

The defending champion and No. 1-ranked UConn Huskies women's basketball team faces one of its toughest tests of the 2025-26 regular season on December 13, when

That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against – yep – UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans’ nine-point first quarter Saturday.

Though it’s always a marquee matchup when UConn women’s basketball faces USC, the regular-season series likely ends with Saturday’s game.

The USC women’s basketball team dropped a hard 79-51 loss to No. 1 Connecticut on Saturday afternoon, but one local star got a shoutout from a coaching legend. Ahead of Saturday’s game, UConn coach Geno Auriemma gave a shoutout to USC freshman Jazzy Davidson,

Blown out by UConn, USC learned a lot about what it takes to be a title team.

Need proof? On Saturday, UConn paid a visit to USC, with the No. 1 Huskies blowing out the No. 16 Trojans 79–51. During the game, per Ryan Kartje of the Los Angeles Times, both teams wore different pairs of Kobe's signature shows.

Los Angeles, Calif. -- UCONN defeats USC, 79-51, at Galen Center on December 13th, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune's John Panganiban was there to capture the following TST Images: