The USC Trojans women’s basketball team defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Trojans won 82-70, but it was a close,

USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb detailed the championship expectation ahead of the Big Ten title game.

UCLA's only two losses have come against Southern California. The Trojans won those games by double figures -- 71-60 at home on Feb. 13 and 80-67 at UCLA on March 1 -- to put the onus on the Bruins to prove to themselves that they are the Big Ten's best squad and a worthy contender for the NCAA championship.

JuJu Watkins scores 31 points and Kiki Iriafen added 21 as second-ranked USC, the top seed in the Big Ten conference tournament, survives upset-minded Indiana.

Gottlieb led USC to a Big Ten title in the Trojans' 1st season in the conference. More than that, she has become the UCLA stopper, which USC fans love

Gottlieb won the award after leading the Trojans to the Big Ten regular season title in USC's first year in the league.

Lindsay Gottlieb isn't an overnight success story. This ability to get more out of teams and athletes began many years ago. USC is now getting an even more seasoned version of a coach who has been really good at her job for nearly two whole decades.

Londynn Jones leads a balanced scoring attack with 22 points by making six of 10 three-pointers as the Bruins crush the Buckeyes in Big Ten tournament semifinal.