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INDIANAPOLIS — Desmond Claude scored 28 points, including 10 in the overtime periods, and USC defeated Rutgers 97-89 in double overtime to advance to the second round of the 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 and Yates finished with 24 points. Dylan Harper had 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Rutgers.
