Ian Maule/AP Southern California's McKenzie Forbes reacts after being presented the Pac-12 tournament Most Valuable Player trophy by Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould after defeating Stanford in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. Ian Maule/AP Southern California players celebrate after defeating Stanford in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. Ian Maule/APLAS VEGAS (AP) — JuJu Watkins was billed as Southern California’s headliner in Las Vegas, but McKenzie Forbes owned the spotlight in the Pac-12 Tournament championship. 2 Stanford 74-61 on Sunday to win the title and earn the soon-to-be-disbanded conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The Trojans (26-5) played in the championship game for the first time since 2014, when they also defeated Stanford.

Source: Forbes March 10, 2024 23:25 UTC