NO. 3 CU BUFFS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. NO. 6 USC TROJANS

TIPOFF: Sunday, 1p.m., CU Events Center in Boulder

TV/RADIO: Pac-12 Network/630 AM

RECORDS: Colorado 15-2(5-1Pac-12); USC 13-2(3-2)

COACHES: Colorado — JR Payne, 8th season (134-95; 235208career).usc — Lindsay Gottlieb, 3rd season (46-28; 281-156 career).

KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — G Frida Formann, 5-11, Sr. (13.6 ppg, 2.2rpg, 2.4apg, 1.4spg, .447FG%, .4303PT%, .909 FT%); C Quay Miller, 6-3, Sr. (10.1ppg, 7.4rpg); G Maddie Nolan, 5-11, Sr. (5.5ppg, 2.5rpg, .4063PT%); G Jaylyn Sherrod, 5-7, Sr. (14.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 5.4apg, 2.5spg, .474FG%); C Aaronette Vonleh, 6-3, Jr. (14.8ppg, 4.8rpg, 1.9apg, .629 FG%); G Kindyll Wetta, 5-9, Jr. (6.8ppg, 3.2rpg, 4.0apg, 2.1 spg, .531FG%).USC — G Taylor Bigby, 6-1, So. (6.6ppg, 1.9 rpg); G/F Mckenzie Forbes, 6-0, Sr. (13.5ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.2 apg); C/F Rayah Marshall, 6-4, Jr. (11.9ppg, 10.1rpg, .500 FG%); G Kayla Padilla, 5-9, Sr. (7.8ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.8apg); G Juju Watkins, 6-2, Fr. (26.5ppg, 7.4rpg, 3.5apg, 2.5spg, 1.8 bpg).

NOTES: CU concludes a four-game homestand. The Buffs are 2-1on the homestand and had a nine-game home winning streak snapped Friday by No. 5UCLA. … CU is 8-1in games following a loss over the past two seasons. … USC leads the all-time series 16-11, but the Buffs are 7-6against the Trojans in Boulder. CU has won three of the past four matchups. … This is the first time in series history that both teams have been ranked going into the matchup. … Miller is averaging 12.0points and 9.4rebounds in the past five games. … The Trojans knocked off rival UCLA last Sunday, but were routed by No. 20Utah, 78-58, on Friday in Salt Lake City. Utah outscored USC 33-18the last 15minutes. Watkins had 26points. … Watkins was the No. 1-ranked recruit in the country in the 2023class and currently ranks second nationally in scoring, behind Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. She’s earned Pac-12freshman of the week honors a record nine times (out of 10weeks).