Elina Aarnisalo scored 15 points, Kiki Rice added 14 and No. 1 UCLA remained unbeaten with a 79-53 win over Minnesota.

The Bruins use a balanced attack with Lauren Betts handing out 11 assists to remain the nation’s only unbeaten college women’s basketball team.

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.

Minnesota was within five points of the UCLA women's basketball team at the half before the Bruins rallied for program best 20th straight double-digit win.

UCLA women's basketball had shared the lead in the Big Ten women's basketball standings for most of the past month. Now, the Bruins stand alone. USC women's basketball lost at Iowa on Sunday. Coupled with UCLA's 79-53 win over Minnesota,