USC women know they can't replace JuJu Watkins, but Kiki Iriafen and the rest of the Trojans are ready to be "the best version of themselves" in the Sweet 16.

On Monday night, Iriafen did her best to make up for Watkins’ absence. She scored a season-high 36 points, all but two of which came after Watkins’ injury, crossing the 30-point mark for the first time since late November while taking a season-high 22 shots.

At full strength, college basketball statistician Bart Torvik would favor USC by 7.1 points against K-State on a neutral court. Without her, the betting line only favors the Trojans by 1.5. That means Watkins is worth roughly six points to the spread.