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.

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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.

The crew, which is part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is highly skilled and specially trained in all aspects of wildland fire impression.

The southern Minnesota community is focused on southern California. Myrna Terwedo is a St. John Lutheran Church Member who spoke to WCCO as she sewed together a large quilt. She's been watching the wildfire destruction.

With Kiki Iriafen leading the way, No. 4 USC women's basketball overcomes JuJu Watkins' shooting struggles to defeat Minnesota for its 15th straight win.

Minnesota is sending a crew of wildland firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources to support response efforts amid ongoing wildfires in Southern California. Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that the DNR crew departed from the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids that morning.

With Kiki Iriafen leading the way, No. 4 USC women's basketball didn't let a rough shooting night for JuJu Watkins prevent it from getting its 15th straight win.

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.

The Gophers got themselves back in the game behind Hart, who scored 10 first-half points from the post. Minnesota pulled within 25-18 on a short Hart jumper before Lofton nailed a 3-pointer on a set play to end the first-quarter scoring and make it 25-15.

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.

The edge rusher and tight end, who's listed as a five-star prospect by Rivals, has already received 10 Big Ten offers.