JuJu Watkins leads No. 3 USC’s record-setting rout of CSUN
USC guard JuJu Watkins, right, drives as Cal State Northridge guard Erika Aspajo defends during the second half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins reacts during the first half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal State Northridge guard Morgan Edwards, left, has the ball stripped by USC guard JuJu Watkins during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal State Northridge forward Nnenna Orji, center, is defended by USC center Clarice Akunwafo, left, and guard Talia von Oelhoffen during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb reacts on the sideline during the first half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal State Northridge guard Erica Adams, center, drives against USC guard Avery Howell, left, and center Rayah Marshall during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal State Northridge head coach Angie Ned reacts on the sideline during the first half of their game against USC on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, right, passes the ball as Cal State Northridge guard Erica Adams, left, and forward Jenna Kilty defend during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal State Northridge guard Erika Aspajo, center, drives against USC guard Talia von Oelhoffen, left, and guard JuJu Watkins during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins waits on the sideline before checking back in during the first half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, left, defends an inbounds pass by Cal State Northridge guard Erika Aspajo during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, left, defends Cal State Northridge guard Kelly Tumlin during the first half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, left, shoots as Cal State Northridge guard Erica Adams (20) defends during the second half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, right, celebrates after making a 3-point shot during the first half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins handles the ball during the second half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, center, drives against Cal State Northridge guards Laini Dahlin, left, and Erica Adams during the second half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Former NBA reporter and current St. Bonaventure men’s basketball general manager Adrian Wojnarowski, left, watches as USC guard JuJu Watkins walks down the court during the second half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins, center, reacts on the bench during the second half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins (12) and forward Kiki Iriafen celebrate a teammate’s basket from the bench during the second half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins (12) greets guard Rian Forestier (4) at the bench during the second half of their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb celebrates with her players after the team’s 124-39 rout of CSUN on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. It was Gottlieb’s 300th career victory. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins holds up a mask of head coach Lindsay Gottlieb after their lopsided victory over Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. It was Gottlieb’s 300th career victory. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb celebrates with her players after the team’s 124-39 rout of CSUN on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. It was Gottlieb’s 300th career victory. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen high-fives fans after their lopsided victory over Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins signs autographs after their lopsided victory over Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen warms up before the Trojans’ game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC guard JuJu Watkins is introduced before their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
USC forward Kiki Iriafen is introduced before their game against Cal State Northridge on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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USC guard JuJu Watkins, right, drives as Cal State Northridge guard Erika Aspajo defends during the second half on Tuesday night at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
LOS ANGELES — A serious mismatch produced a predictable outcome and a milestone for USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb.
JuJu Watkins had 21 points, nine assists and six steals as third-ranked USC trounced Cal State Northridge, 124-39, on Tuesday night at the Galen Center, giving Gottlieb her 300th career victory.
The Trojans (3-0) had six players score in double figures, including Kiki Iriafen with 15 points and Kayleigh Heckel with 14 points off the bench. All 13 Trojans who played scored, as the team set a single-game program record with its point total.
Gottlieb’s players waved “300” signs after the game and jumped up and down around her.
USC essentially won the game from the opening tip. The Trojans outscored the Matadors 30-6 in the first quarter and then allowed just seven points in the second quarter to lead 60-13 at halftime.
The Matadors committed 43 turnovers, which led to a staggering 63 points for the Trojans. Erica Adams had 10 turnovers and Nnenna Orji had seven.
After eking out a two-point win over then-No. 20 Mississippi in Paris to open the season, the Trojans blew out their second straight opponent, having routed Cal Poly (SLO) by 55 points last week. Their path gets a lot tougher later this month when No. 6 Notre Dame visits.
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Laini Dahlin scored 11 points and Erika Aspajo added 10 for the Matadors (2-1), who are in the middle of a four-game stretch of away games under first-time head coach Angie Ned.