LOS ANGELES — Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led throughout to defeat Minnesota 82-69 on Thursday night and extend its winning streak to 15 games.

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.

The Trojans (18-1, 8-0) have won 14 in a row since a 74-61 home loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23. Watkins and No. 4 USC will look to end January with a second straight perfect month when they take on Minnesota (18-3, 6-3) Thursday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

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A team of Minnesota firefighters will be heading west to help battle the ongoing wildfires around Los Angeles. Gov. Tim Walz announced the state will send a crew of Minnesota DNR wildland firefighters to support the response in southern California.

Assigning them to teams. The 10 players designated as starters were announced on Jan. 23, the remaining 14 players designated as reserves were revealed Thursday — and now, those 24 players will be drafted onto eight-player teams for the games that will be played on Feb.