In what felt like a potential Final Four preview, the visiting No. 6 Notre Dame Irish, who led wire to wire, played spoiler to a crowd of 7,894 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, defeating No. 3 USC 74-61 to hand the Trojans their first loss of the season.

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team must feel like it’s on top of the world right now. It just emerged victorious from a road game that many who follow the sport were looking forward to. That game was a 74-61 victory over USC, a fellow national championship contender.

Not only is Saturday a showdown between No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 3 USC, but it's a matchup of standout sophomores in Hannah Hidalgo and JuJu Watkins.