NCAAB

USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
16-16, 3-7 Away
Final
97 - 89
15-17, 11-5 Home

Desmond Claude scores 28, shines in OT, and USC tops Rutgers 97-89 in 2OT at Big Ten Tournament

USC, the No. 14 seed, plays sixth-seeded Purdue in the second round on Thursday.

Four points from Claude plus 3-pointers by Rashaun Agee and Wesley Yates III helped the Trojans build a 91-83 lead with 1:25 left in the second extra period. Yates added a layup and four free throws down the stretch to overcome two 3-pointers by the Scarlet Knights' Tyson Acuff.

Agee had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Trojans (16-16) and Yates finished with 24 points. Chibuzo Agbo also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Claude had eight assists.

Dylan Harper had 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Rutgers. Ace Bailey had 17 points, Acuff 16 and Lathan Sommerville another 16 for the11th-seeded Scarlet Knights (15-17).

Harper scored seven points in a 9-2 run that put the Scarlet Knights ahead 65-63 with four minutes left in regulation, their first lead since 5-2. Rutgers led until Claude tied it with a driving layup with eight seconds left and Harper missed a jumper as time ran out, sending the game to overtime.

Claude scored six points in the first OT and Harper's dunk with a minute remaining tied it at 80. Both teams missed a go-ahead shot in the final minute.

USC led by 15 points at one point in the first half and 41-30 at the break.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 97 - 89
4th 0:00 End of 2nd OT 97 - 89
4th 0:00 Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound. 97 - 89
4th 0:03 Dylan Harper missed Three Point Jumper. 97 - 89
4th 0:07 Wesley Yates III made Free Throw. 97 - 89

Statistics

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31-60 FG 33-77
51.7 Field Goal % 42.9
10-23 3PT 6-30
43.5 Three Point % 20.0
25-31 FT 17-22
80.6 Free Throw % 77.3
39 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 15
29 Defensive Rebounds 23
19 Assists 21
6 Steals 9
0 Blocks 5
21 Turnovers 12
3 Team Turnovers 1
21 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 31
7 Fast Break Points 13
36 Points in Paint 48
15 Fouls 20
15 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 12,922 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 30-7
Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 18-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
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