Juju Watkins and USC steamroll Purdue 79-37

University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and their star guard Juju Watkins traveled to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue University Boilermakers Jan. 22. After a stop in Bloomington to play the Hoosiers on Jan. 19, the ‘best player in women’s college basketball’ and the Trojans concluded their long road trip east with a contest against Purdue. A crowd of 7,543 packed Mackey Arena to get a glimpse of the ‘next big thing in women’s basketball. Purdue and the team from Los Angeles inhabit two very different corners of the college basketball landscape. The Trojans came into the game ranked No. 4 in the country. The one-loss team was favored to win the National Championship in April. Members of the Purdue University women’s basketball team during the game against the University of Southern California trojans on Jan. 23 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo/Darnell Scott) The home team entered having lost six straight games by at least 18 points.  Despite this, it was Purdue who came out strong early. Purdue’s Ella Collier (Danville) hit a jumper to start the score 30 seconds into the contest. The Boilers would lead 14-7 with under four minutes to go in the first quarter....