No. 4 Southern California hung on to give No. 8 Maryland its first defeat, 79-74, on Wednesday night. JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the last minute.
Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers scored 26 points, but despite a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Terrapins (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) failed to score in the closing minutes.
