On Nov. 17, the USC Trojans landed a commitment from five-star recruit Husan Longstreet. On3 released its final rankings for the class of 2025 and the USC recru

The No. 4 USC Trojans women's basketball team and star JuJu Watkins will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on Peacock: Preview and prediction for the game at Galen Center.

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

USC men's basketball has endured several Big Ten losses at home this season. Wesley Yates very directly spoke to this problem for the Trojans.

The USC Trojans suffered a tough loss to the UCLA Bruins at Galen Center in the crosstown rivalry matchup. USC guard Wesley Yates III blamed the team not producing for the lack of home court advantage as coach Eric Musselman's team falls to 12-8.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC aims to keep its 14-game win streak intact when the Trojans take on Minnesota. The Trojans are 9-1 in home games. USC scores 83.8 points and has outscored opponents by 29.6 points per game. The Golden Gophers are 6-3 in conference games. Minnesota is 14-1 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. He joined The Times after six years with the Southern California News Group. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times.

A king and queen and their royal court all in big, bejeweled crowns and with the queen — Miss CSU Breanna Lovelace, a graduating senior from Columbus, belting out the national anthem with such power and pitch-perfect pipes that the rival team turned around to applaud her.

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.

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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