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USC attendance costs nearly $100,000 for the 2025 school year • Mar. 12, 2025, 6:47 PM ET (CBS)
No. 2 USC has best ranking in AP Top 25 in 39 years after beating UCLA; Texas still No. 1 • Mar. 3, 2025, 12:04 PM ET (AP)
USC's JuJu Watkins hangs 30 points on UCLA at historic Pauley Pavilion • Mar. 2, 2025, 1:10 AM ET (AP)
JuJu Watkins scores 30, No. 4 USC defeats No. 2 UCLA 80-67 to win 1st Big Ten regular-season title • Mar. 1, 2025, 11:27 PM ET (AP)
JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC visit No. 2 UCLA in winner-take-all game for Big Ten regular-season title • Feb. 28, 2025, 8:45 PM ET (AP)

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