JuJu Watkins was on the USC bench as the Trojans advanced to the Elite Eight with a 67-61 win over Kansas State on Saturday. Well, sort of. Watkins tore her ACL in the second round of the tournament and therefore she did not make the trip up the coast.

The Wildcats then tied it up early in the fourth quarter, and they hung with USC nearly the rest of the way. While the Trojans' last field goal came at the 4:35 mark, they hit eight free throws — and came up with a huge defensive stop after a late turnover — to end the game and escape with the six-point win.

USC's women's basketball team is continuing on even without the incredible JuJu Watkins, who shockingly tore her ACL earlier in the women's March Madness NCAA tournament.

JuJu Watkins addressed her injury concerns following USC’s first game of March Madness. The Los Angeles-born star appeared to suffer multiple injuries during No. 1 seed USC’s 71-25 win over No. 16 UNC Greensboro to open the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

USC star JuJu Watkins will miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury Monday. Here's what happened.

JuJu Watkins’ absence looms large in Spokane, where eight of the remaining 16 teams, including USC, are gathering this week for March Madness.

USC put up a fight. But ultimately, Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong — and the absence of JuJu Watkins — proved too much to overcome.

USC women's basketball live updates from their Elite Eight game in March Madness. In a testament to JuJu Watkins’ stardom, and a prodding of just how cruel it is that her NCAA Tournament is finished,

So much had been heaped on JuJu Watkins from the start — from the moment she set foot on USC’s campus, she was the one who would bring the program back to the mountaintop. This season, she was the player who would carry the star power in women’s college basketball in the wake of Caitlin Clark.