UConn vs. USC Showdown: Star Players Clash in Southern Cal

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00:00Let's head to the women's side, where the yearly matchup between UConn and USC will take place this time in L.A.

00:09You have Sarah Strong, All-American, 17.9 points per game, 8.9 rebounds per game, 5.1 assists per game,

00:16arguably the best player in college basketball, against Jazzy Davidson, the top freshman.

00:22Now, if you remember last year, these two teams played each other at Gampel.

00:27If I'm not mistaken, USC hung a loss to Gino Auriemma and the UConn Huskies.

00:35This is a different USC team, obviously, even though we got Jazzy, but no Juju Watkins.

00:41You would expect a really big performance out of UConn.

00:44UConn is a team that has not played really good basketball, but this is their first, I think, really big-time test so far this year.

00:52Expect fireworks out west, and expect Gino's team to remain undefeated.

00:59Let's head to the last matchup in a battle of Oklahoma's.

01:04Oklahoma, led by Reagan Beers, getting you at 17 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game,

01:10a double-double versus Haley Timmer and the Cowgirls of Oklahoma State.

01:17And I want to make sure I shout out J.C. Hoyt.

01:22J.C. is one of the best young coaches in America, has done a fantastic job with the Cowgirls.

01:31And what's tough about this matchup for me is Oklahoma, Oklahoma State.

01:35I just realized, again, this ain't the Big 12 matchup.

01:39Because Oklahoma's in the SEC, and Oklahoma State's in the Big 12, but the Big 12's got 16 teams.

01:48But that kind of gets me going with conference realignment.

01:51But it should be a good matchup, and we're getting to that point now that after we get through this weekend

01:57and next weekend, once you get to almost a new year, you're going to start to swing yourselves in the conference play.

02:03But kudos to those five big matchups taking place this weekend,

02:08and I love the interstate battle between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.