Watkins shoots 0 for 10 in the first half, but Iriafen (23 points) and others step up in a full look at the array of the Trojans’ offensive options in an 82-69 win.

Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games.

In the waning moments of her worst half at USC, JuJu Watkins put her head down and drove to her left with all she had. She leaned into contact, then suddenly leaped back and let a daring jumper fly. Nine times she’d missed — from the lane,

JuJu Watkins and the USC Trojans extended their winning streak to 15 games on Thursday night, beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 82-69 at Galen Center.

Most recently, the Trojans pulled off a 31-0 run against Purdue on Jan. 22 to extend its win streak to 14 games. Minnesota may have the tools to slow USC’s sprint to a stroll as the Golden Gophers’ opponents average just 55.4 points per game. But note that USC boasts the nation’s No. 1 scoring margin and No. 12 scoring defense.

Sophie Hart scored a career-high 18 points, and Mallory Heyer made five 3-pointers and scored 17 for Minnesota.

There is late-night Big Ten basketball on Thursday, Jan. 30 when the Minnesota Golden Gophers visit the No. 4 USC Trojans at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so on Peacock, which offers exclusive access to Big Ten and Big East basketball.

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No. 4 USC faces Minnesota looking to extend its 14-game win streak. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

USC guard JuJu Watkins scores 18 of her 20 points in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers to help the Trojans get their 15th win in a row.

How good is the fourth-ranked USC women’s basketball team? Consider: Wednesday night at USC the Gophers — particularly Amaya Battle — did a very good job against Trojans player-of-the-year candidate Juju Watkins for much of the game.