LSU, NC State and UNC also moved on. Maryland survived a 2OT thriller.

USC star JuJu Watkins suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of Monday's March Madness game vs Mississippi State.

Watkins suffered a torn ACL in her right knee in the win on Monday night, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. USC confirmed the season-ending injury after the game, too. Watkins will now be out for the rest of the NCAA tournament and undergo surgery, which will likely impact her at the start of next season, too.

Madina Okot had 14 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late and ninth-seeded Mississippi State defeated California 59-46 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

JuJu Watkins went down, grabbing her knee in pain, minutes into USC's March Madness game vs. Mississippi State. Here's the latest injury update

By DOUG FEINBERG There is plenty of star power left in women’s March Madness with Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts still playing even if JuJu Watkins won’t be. Watkins

Chris Beard has shifted his culinary focus from salads to hot dogs. The Mississippi coach had recently commented on the abundance and quality of the food served during the NCAA Tournament, saying it reminded him of the salad bars at Brazilian steakhouses.

Mississippi State women's basketball had little chance against USC, but coach Sam Purcell doesn't see the loss as derailing his team's progress.