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USC Trojans at Purdue Boilermakers

· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
16-17, 3-7 Away
Final
71 - 76
22-10, 14-2 Home

Trey Kaufman-Renn scores 30 and No. 20 Purdue beats USC 76-71 in Big Ten Tournament

USC Trojans vs. Purdue Boilermakers: Game Highlights

The sixth-seeded Boilermakers (22-10) trailed by 10 points in the first half, but they tied it by halftime and emerged from a back-and-forth second half thanks largely to Kaufman-Renn, who finished 12 of 20 from the field and 6 of 11 from the free-throw line.

Purdue advanced to face No. 22 and second-seeded Michigan in Friday’s quarterfinals. The teams split this season, with each winning at home.

With USC (16-17) trailing by three in the closing seconds, Desmond Claude turned the ball over before the Trojans could attempt a tying 3-pointer. Big Ten Player of the Year Braden Smith made two free throws to finish the scoring with 3.6 seconds remaining. Smith had 12 points on 3-of-10 shooting and nine assists.

Claude led the Trojans with 18 points. Wesley Yates added 13.

Takeaways USC: The Trojans have the athletic skill and length to match up with most teams and pushed Purdue despite having played a double-overtime game the night before. On talent alone, this team should get an NIT bid.

Purdue: Despite struggling to defend taller, quicker players in the backcourt, the Boilermakers did just enough in the final moments. They had lost five of their previous seven.

Key moment Kaufman-Renn made a layup with 5:14 left to tie the game at 67-all, and Purdue never trailed gain.

Key stat Purdue made 15 of 23 free throws. USC was 10 of 14.

Up next The Trojans await a possible NIT bid while the Boilermakers' tournament run continues.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 76
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 76
2nd 0:00 USC Deadball Team Rebound. 71 - 76
2nd 0:00 Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 76
2nd 0:03 Braden Smith made Free Throw. 71 - 76

Statistics

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27-62 FG 26-55
43.5 Field Goal % 47.3
7-24 3PT 9-23
29.2 Three Point % 39.1
10-14 FT 15-23
71.4 Free Throw % 65.2
33 Rebounds 36
16 Offensive Rebounds 15
17 Defensive Rebounds 21
12 Assists 13
3 Steals 2
3 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 12
5 Fast Break Points 3
28 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 15
10 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,411 | 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
Full Standings