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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to a 90-72 victory over Southern California on Friday night for its fourth straight win.
Fletcher Loyer added 14 points for the Boilermakers (19-5 11-2 Big Ten), who outrebounded the Trojans 48-31. Braden Smith and Caleb Furst each just missed joining Kaufman-Renn with double-doubles. Smith finished with 9 points and a team-high 13 assists, and Furst also had 9 points and 10 rebounds.
Redshirt freshman Wesley Yates III scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the first half for the Trojans (13-10, 5-7). Yates, whose previous high was 21 points, had to play most of the second half with four fouls after he picked up his fourth with 16:25 minutes left. Isaiah Elohim added 11 points and Jalen Shelley 10 for USC.
The Trojans played their second game in a row without leading scorer Desmond Claude, who's sidelined with a knee injury. The Boilermakers shot 67% in the first half to take a 48-36 lead into halftime. Both teams struggled from the 3-point line: USC shot 4 of 26, while Purdue was 6 of 26.
. USC: The Trojans, who lacked scoring punch with Claude out, were 16 of 29 from the foul line. Purdue: The Boilermakers moved two games up in the win column over Michigan State and Michigan, both 9-2, in their quest for their third consecutive Big Ten regular-season title.
With an assist from Smith, Myles Colvin's fast-break dunk energized the crowd and gave Purdue a 42-27 lead with 3:23 left in the first half. On a night when both teams had rough outside shooting games, Purdue held a 52-36 edge on points in the paint. Both teams are back in action Tuesday night.
USC will host Penn State, while Purdue is at No. 24 Michigan. SOUTHERN CAL (13-10) Agee 1-3 0-1 2, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Agbo 2-7 0-1 4, Slajchert 2-10 3-5 7, Yates 11-22 6-9 30, Shelley 3-6 3-5 10, Pope 1-4 0-0 2, Elohim 4-4 2-4 11, Cohen 2-3 0-0 4, Knowling 0-0 0-0 0, Ke.
Patton 0-2 2-2 2, Hornery 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 26-63 16-29 72 PURDUE (19-5) C.Furst 4-4 1-3 9, Kaufman-Renn 8-12 8-9 24, Cox 2-3 2-3 8, Loyer 5-11 2-3 14, Smith 4-11 1-2 9, Colvin 3-11 0-0 8, Harris 3-5 1-1 7, Heide 1-2 0-0 2, Burgess 3-4 2-3 8, Waddell 0-0 1-2 1, Berg 0-2 0-0 0, King 0-1 0-0 0, J.
Furst 0-0 0-0 0, Lusk 0-0 0-0 0, Rayl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-66 18-26 90 Halftime: Purdue 48-36 3-point goals: Southern Cal 4-26 (Yates 2-6, Elohim 1-1, Shelley 1-4, Agee 0-1, Hornery 0-1, Ke.Patton 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Pope 0-2, Agbo 0-3, Slajchert 0-6), Purdue 6-26 (Cox 2-3, Loyer 2-7, Colvin 2-8, Burgess 0-1, Heide 0-1, Harris 0-2, Smith 0-4) Rebounds: Southern Cal 28 (Shelley 6), Purdue 43 (C.
Furst, Kaufman-Renn 10) Assists: Southern Cal 10 (Thomas 3), Purdue 19 (Smith 13) Total fouls: Southern Cal 23, Purdue 24.
