It's just a 4.7 inch-tall version of her. As the Trojans try to make their first Final Four since 1986 without their star, who is recovering from her season-ending knee injury, they've made sure Watkins is included in the run as much as possible.

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.

USC defeated Kansas State in the absence of star guard Juju Watkins, leaning on performances from Kennedy Smith and Avery Howell.

UConn star Paige Bueckers' quest for a championship continues. USC is playing with motivation from JuJu Watkins' absence.

Kennedy Smith and Avery Howell played a large role in helping the Trojans overcome Juju Watkins' absence vs KSU. Can they do the same against UConn?

As the UConn Huskies look to make it back to the Final Four, which would be their 24th trip there under head coach Geno Auriemma, the USC Trojans stand in their way.

Monday night's Elite Eight matchup between USC and UConn was supposed to be a showdown between perhaps the two best players in the country. The Trojans' Juju Watkins and the Huskies' Paige Bueckers squaring off with a trip to the Final Four on the line for the second consecutive year would have been appointment television.

She's just such an incredible young person, and I think the way the team has responded says a lot about them but also a lot about her and the true amount of chemistry that they have with each other." Watkins suffered a torn ACL in USC's second-round victory over Mississippi State,

USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb sent JuJu Watkins a special gift as she recovers from her ACL injury sustained in the NCAA tournament.