USC’s Kayla Padilla scored 20 points on six-for-nine shooting from three-point range to pull the Trojans within one late. JuJu Watkins scored 19 points but had an off day shooting, making just eight of 27 shots.

Washington (13-6, 3-5 Pac-12 Conference) has won two of its last three games. USC (14-4, 4-4) has lost two of its last four.

The Trojans cut the lead to 60-59 on a Padilla three-pointer with two seconds left. McKenzie Forbes was whistled for a foul with less than a second remaining and Schwartz made both free throws to seal it.

Schwartz scored 12 of her 21 points in the first half. Maybe no points were bigger than her three-pointer late in the fourth quarter that gave Washington a 54-48 lead. Daniels finished with 12 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

It was all Washington early. The Huskies had the lead for all but 1:10 in the first half and led by as many as 13 in the second quarter. The Huskies outscored USC 19-10 in the second quarter to build a 34-23 halftime lead. Watkins scored the final two baskets of the second quarter for USC, including a layup just before the halftime buzzer.

Big picture

Washington: The young Huskies played UCLA well for a half and won at USC, proving they can make some serious noise in the Pac-12 Tournament.

USC: The Trojans have to hope for no early tipoffs in the NCAA Tournament. The noon tipoff didn’t seem to agree with them.

Up next for USC: at Stanford on Friday.