LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Jazzy Davidson had 24 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocks, and Southern California overwhelmed College of Charleston from the opening tip in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Tuesday at Galen Center. Southern California scored 105 points, while College of Charleston finished with 44. The Women of Troy improved to 3-0. The Cougars dropped to 2-1.

Southern California scored 105 points from 77 possessions, an offensive rating of 135.7. College of Charleston scored 44 points from 78 possessions, an offensive rating of 56.6. The Women of Troy shot 39 of 77 from the floor, 10 of 26 from 3-point range and 17 of 24 from the free-throw line. The Cougars shot 19 of 63 from the floor, 3 of 15 from beyond the arc and 3 of 8 from the foul line.

The most important part of the game came in the first quarter. Sara Okeke opened the scoring with a layup for Southern California, and Janna Vogelaar answered with a layup for College of Charleston to tie the score at 2. Okeke then made another layup, Saniyah Hall hit a 3-pointer and JuJu Watkins buried a 3-pointer to make it 10-2. After Isla Juffermans made a jump shot for the Cougars, Davidson converted a tip-in, Watkins made a layup, Davidson made two free throws, Watkins added another layup and Hall made two free throws to push the lead to 20-4. Davidson followed with a 3-pointer and a driving layup, and Pania Davis made two layups as Southern California took a 29-8 lead after the first quarter.

Southern California kept pulling away in the second quarter. Tyja Beans made a layup for College of Charleston, but Ryann Bennett answered with a 3-pointer. Janna Vogelaar made a pullup jump shot for the Cougars, and Watkins hit a 3-pointer. Hall made a layup, Beans made a free throw, Camila De Pool made a layup for College of Charleston, and Davidson made a free throw. Okeke made a layup, Abby Jegede made a free throw for the Cougars, Vogelaar made a layup, and Hall made two free throws and a driving layup. Watkins made two free throws and a layup, Anilys Rolon hit a 3-pointer for College of Charleston, and Davidson made a jump shot. Isla Juffermans made a hook shot for the Cougars, but Watkins made a pullup jump shot, Bennett hit a 3-pointer and Davidson made a 3-pointer to give the Women of Troy a 58-23 halftime lead.

The third quarter followed the same pattern. Kennedy Smith made a driving layup, Juffermans made a tip-in layup for College of Charleston, Okeke made a layup and Rolon made a pullup jump shot. Hall made a jump shot, two free throws and a 3-pointer, Vogelaar made a free throw for the Cougars, and Juffermans made a layup. Smith hit a 3-pointer, Hall made a driving layup, Davidson made a driving layup and Hall made another layup. Rolon made a driving layup for College of Charleston, Watkins made two free throws and a pullup jump shot, Davidson made a layup, Rolon hit a 3-pointer and Davidson made a layup to close the third quarter with Southern California ahead 86-35.

In the fourth quarter, Laura Williams made a layup for Southern California, Juffermans made a layup for College of Charleston, Bennett made a layup, De Pool made a layup for the Cougars and Williams made another layup. Abby Jegede made a driving layup for College of Charleston, Smith made a layup, Davidson hit a 3-pointer and Hall made a layup. Bennett made two free throws, Williams made a layup, Rian Forestier made two free throws and Dakara Merthie hit a 3-pointer for College of Charleston to finish the scoring. Southern California won 105-44.

Davidson, a 6-foot-1 guard from Clackamas, Ore., who previously played at Clackamas High School, was the top star for Southern California. She played 25 minutes and finished with 24 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Davidson had 23 points at UNLV and 12 against Utah State in her previous two games. Hall, a 6-foot-1 guard who previously played at Spire Academy, added 24 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes. Watkins, a 6-foot-2 guard who previously played at Sierra Canyon High School, had 20 points, four rebounds, six assists and one block in 22 minutes.

Ryann Bennett contributed 10 points, one rebound and four assists in 23 minutes. Kennedy Smith had seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 23 minutes. Sara Okeke added eight points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes. Pania Davis had four points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in 20 minutes. Sitaya Fagan grabbed nine rebounds and added one assist and three blocks in 16 minutes.

Isla Juffermans led College of Charleston with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and one block in 23 minutes. The 6-foot-4 forward previously played at Centre of Excellence Australia. Mia James added two points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 24 minutes. The 5-foot-4 guard previously played at Hebron Christian Academy. Anilys Rolon provided a scoring spark off the bench for the Cougars with a pair of 3-pointers and a pullup jumper, but College of Charleston could not keep pace.

Southern California held a 16-10 edge in offensive rebounds, a 14-2 advantage in assists and a 10-4 advantage in blocks. The Women of Troy committed five turnovers to College of Charleston’s 21 and scored 28 points off turnovers while allowing five. Southern California scored 52 points in the paint to College of Charleston’s 28.

College of Charleston entered on a two-game winning streak after beating Charleston Southern 71-54 and Berry 92-43. Southern California had opened the season with a 118-40 win over Utah State and a 100-68 victory at UNLV. The Women of Troy next face South Carolina in Greenville, S.C. The Cougars next visit California.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Southern California 70, College of Charleston 68. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Southern California with a 96.9 percent probability to win.