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Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

CHICAGO — Some sat at their lockers with heads down, others with blank stares. The disappointment hung thick in the air after an eighth consecutive loss that registered as one final letdown for the USC basketball team.

One year after losing JuJu Watkins to an ACL injury, the USC Trojans find themselves back in a familiar spot with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight if they can pull off the upset over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

South Carolina women's basketball is playing Southern Cal in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament. Follow updates from Colonial Life Arena.