How to watch No. 1 UCLA vs No. 6 USC Women’s Basketball: Time, schedule, streaming for tonight’s game

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Galentine’s Day brings an absolutely massive slate of women’s college basketball on Peacock, starting off with the Minnesota Golden Gophers against the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes at 7:30pm ET. Then it’s the Saint Joseph’s Hawks against the Richmond Spiders at 8pm ET before one of the biggest game of the seasons at 10pm ET: a California Showdown between the top-ranked team in the country, the UCLA Bruins, and the No. 6 USC Trojans.

Wednesday’s game marks the first of two meetings between the Bruins and the Trojans this season. While UCLA is 8-2 across their last 10 matchups, USC has won both of the last two. Their second meeting will be the final game of the season for both teams, set for March 1st. This game also marks the first matchup between USC and UCLA where either of them is the top-ranked team in the nation.

Both teams are expected to be serious title contenders when March Madness rolls around, and though both are new additions to the conference, either has the chance to become the first Big Ten team to win the NCAA women’s basketball championship since Purdue did so in 1999, ending a 25-year drought.

UCLA enters this matchup undefeated, 23-0 overall and 11-0 in the Big Ten, with the distinction of being the only undefeated DI team in the nation, men’s or women’s. They’re the top team in the nation and the top team in the conference, with a half-game lead ahead of USC in the Big Ten standings (USC is 21-2 overall, 11-1 in the Big Ten).

UCLA is coming off a big win over Oregon their last time out, defeating the Ducks 62-52 to keep their undefeated record. The Bruins were powered offensively by a season-high 21 points from Londynn Jones. UCLA held Oregon to just 26.6% shooting from the field and 11.8% (2 for 17) from beyond the arc, and tallied 9 blocks in the game, tying their season high.

“I work on these shots daily, and shoutout to my team for getting me those looks,” Jones said of her big performance. “It’s just focusing on the defense, as guards we have to read…

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Publish date : 2025-02-13 11:00:00

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