USC

PURDUE

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

AP
Mar 13, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Trey Kaufman-Renn matched a career high with 30 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 28 seconds left, and No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers scored the final five points to beat Southern California 76-71 on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

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 Trojans (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.

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.

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

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

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

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1st Half
USC
Trojans
35
PUR
Boilermakers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Trojans gains possession)
19:33	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:07	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot (Braden Smith assists)	2-2
18:44		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:42		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
18:35		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
18:33		Braden Smith defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	2-4
18:22		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
18:22		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:22		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
17:54		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
17:52		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
17:41	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (C.J. Cox assists)	2-7
17:09	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	5-7
16:39	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot	5-9
16:21	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	7-9
16:03		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
16:03	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-10
16:03		Braden Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:03		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
15:52		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:50		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
15:40		TV timeout
15:40		Desmond Claude personal foul
15:30		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive foul
15:30		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (offensive foul)
15:13		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
15:11		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
15:05	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	7-13
14:32	+3	Rashaun Agee makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	10-13
14:06		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
14:04		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
13:41		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
13:39		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
13:37	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup	12-13
13:13		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
13:11		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
13:01		Desmond Claude personal foul
12:59	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot (Braden Smith assists)	12-15
12:42		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
12:40		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
12:35	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	14-15
12:14	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	14-17
12:03	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Wesley Yates III assists)	16-17
12:03		Camden Heide shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
12:03		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:03		Braden Smith defensive rebound
11:46		Myles Colvin turnover (Josh Cohen steals)
11:39		Will Berg blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
11:35		Boilermakers defensive rebound
11:35		TV timeout
11:20		Will Berg offensive foul
11:20		Will Berg turnover (offensive foul)
10:51		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
10:49		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
10:44		Braden Smith turnover
10:35		Myles Colvin shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
10:35		Wesley Yates III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:35		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
10:22		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
10:19		Boilermakers offensive rebound
10:19		Matt Knowling personal foul
10:04		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
10:02		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
9:59		Braden Smith personal foul
9:55		Chibuzo Agbo offensive foul
9:55		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (offensive foul)
9:42		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive foul
9:42		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (offensive foul)
9:34	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	19-17
9:18		Wesley Yates III personal foul
9:18		Camden Heide misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:18		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
9:05	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	21-17
8:59		C.J. Cox turnover (back court violation)
8:49	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	23-17
8:26		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
8:24		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
8:19		Saint Thomas offensive foul
8:19		Saint Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
8:02		Caleb Furst turnover (Wesley Yates III steals)
7:57	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup	25-17
7:57		TV timeout
7:32		Josh Cohen shooting foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul)
7:32		C.J. Cox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:32	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
7:19		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
7:17		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
7:14	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup	27-18
7:14		Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-18
6:59	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	28-21
6:29		Wesley Yates III turnover
6:12	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot	28-23
6:05		Saint Thomas turnover (double dribble)
5:44		Boilermakers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:27		Josh Cohen offensive foul
5:27		Josh Cohen turnover (offensive foul)
5:15	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	28-26
4:53		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
4:51		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
4:44		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
4:42		Camden Heide defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot	28-28
4:21		Trojans 30 second timeout
4:21		TV timeout
3:58	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Matt Knowling assists)	31-28
3:35		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
3:33		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
3:19		Saint Thomas misses two point layup
3:17		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
3:17		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup
3:15		Trojans offensive rebound
3:13		Fletcher Loyer personal foul
3:13	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-28
3:13	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-28
2:59		Myles Colvin turnover (offensive goaltending)
2:33		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:31		Camden Heide defensive rebound
2:13		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
2:11		Myles Colvin offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Myles Colvin makes two point jump shot	33-30
1:42		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
1:40		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
1:28		Myles Colvin misses two point jump shot
1:26		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
1:22		Saint Thomas blocks Caleb Furst's two point layup
1:20		Gicarri Harris offensive rebound
1:14	+2	Gicarri Harris makes two point layup	33-32
1:00	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup (Wesley Yates III assists)	35-32
0:40	+3	Myles Colvin makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	35-35
0:38		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:13		Myles Colvin personal foul
0:13		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
0:01		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
0:00		Boilermakers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
USC
Trojans
36
PUR
Boilermakers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
19:46		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
19:46		Caleb Furst personal foul
19:41	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	38-35
19:25		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
19:23		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
19:23		Jump ball. (Boilermakers gains possession)
19:18		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
19:16		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
19:14		Rashaun Agee turnover
19:02	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	38-38
18:44	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	40-38
18:28		Saint Thomas blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point layup
18:26		Boilermakers offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot	40-40
18:08		Trey Kaufman-Renn shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-40
18:08	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-40
17:48		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
17:46		Braden Smith offensive rebound
17:42	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	42-43
17:18		Caleb Furst shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
17:18	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
17:06		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	44-44
17:06	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-45
17:06	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	44-46
16:54		Camden Heide blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup
16:52		Trojans offensive rebound
16:48	+3	Rashaun Agee makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	47-46
16:31		Desmond Claude personal foul
16:27		Wesley Yates III personal foul
16:24		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
16:22		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot	49-46
15:45		Rashaun Agee blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point layup
15:43		Boilermakers offensive rebound
15:43		TV timeout
15:33		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
15:31		Camden Heide offensive rebound
15:23		Fletcher Loyer turnover (Saint Thomas steals)
15:17	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists)	52-46
14:56		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
14:54		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
14:54		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
14:54		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:54	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-47
14:39		Myles Colvin shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
14:39		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:39		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
14:26		Wesley Yates III turnover (Braden Smith steals)
14:19		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
14:17		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
14:06		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
14:04		Camden Heide defensive rebound
13:57		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
13:55		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
13:28		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
13:26		Camden Heide defensive rebound
13:19		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
13:17		Myles Colvin offensive rebound
13:03	+3	Myles Colvin makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	53-50
12:28	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	56-50
11:57	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	56-52
11:57		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:57		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
11:43		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:41		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
11:28	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists)	56-55
11:10		Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot
11:08		Matt Knowling offensive rebound
11:03	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup	58-55
10:52	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	58-57
10:27		Wesley Yates III turnover
10:19		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
10:17		Boilermakers offensive rebound
9:56		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
9:54		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
9:34		Wesley Yates III offensive foul
9:34		Wesley Yates III turnover (offensive foul)
9:22	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot	58-59
9:02		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
9:00		Matt Knowling offensive rebound
9:00	+2	Matt Knowling makes two point layup	60-59
9:00		Camden Heide shooting foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Matt Knowling makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-59
8:44	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot	61-61
8:22		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
8:20		Boilermakers defensive rebound
8:06		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
8:04		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
8:01		Jump ball. (Trojans gains possession)
7:34	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	63-61
7:10		Wesley Yates III shooting foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
7:10		TV timeout
7:10	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
7:10	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-63
6:53	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	65-63
6:39		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
6:37		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
6:20		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
6:18		Camden Heide defensive rebound
6:05		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-64
6:05	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-65
5:40	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	67-65
5:15	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	67-67
4:47		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
4:45		Camden Heide defensive rebound
4:28		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
4:26		Camden Heide offensive rebound
4:18		Braden Smith misses two point layup
4:16		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
3:55		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
3:53		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup	67-69
3:20		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
3:18		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
3:18		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
3:16		Trojans offensive rebound
3:16		TV timeout
3:03		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
3:01		Desmond Claude offensive rebound
2:44		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
2:42		Camden Heide defensive rebound
2:29		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
2:27		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	67-71
2:07	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	69-71
1:41		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
1:41		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:41		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
1:16		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
1:14		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
1:14		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
1:12		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
1:10		Camden Heide personal foul
0:58	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	71-71
0:30		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
0:28		Camden Heide offensive rebound
0:28		Rashaun Agee personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-72
0:28	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-73
0:28		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:28		TV timeout
0:20		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
0:18		Camden Heide defensive rebound
0:13		Clark Slajchert personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
0:13		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-74
0:13		Boilermakers 60 second timeout
0:05		Desmond Claude turnover (Braden Smith steals)
0:03		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-75
0:03	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-76
0:00		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
0:00		Trojans offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Trojans offensive rebound