USC outlasts Rutgers in double-OT thriller

USC outlasts Rutgers in double-OT thriller at Big Ten Tournament
Desmond Claude, Rashaun Agee and Wesley Yates III lead the 14th-seeded Trojans past the 11th-seeded Scarlet Knights, 97-89. USC faces sixth-seeded Purdue in a second-round game on Thursday night.
Rutgers plays USC in Big Ten Tournament
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and USC Trojans square off in the Big Ten Tournament. Wednesday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
Takeaways: Rutgers basketball goes 2 overtimes against USC but exits Big Ten Tournament
Rutgers’ run in the Big Ten Tournament was a short one. The 11 th-seeded Scarlet Knights pushed No. 14 USC after a poor showing early on before running out of steam in double overtime and falling 97-89 in the opening round Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Rutgers men’s basketball’s disappointing season ends with OT loss to USC in Big Ten Tournament
Desmond Claude scored 28 points, including 10 in the overtime periods, and USC defeated Rutgers 97-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night to advance to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Rutgers Basketball Eliminated From Big Ten Tournament In Double Overtime Loss to USC 97-89
Rutgers loses to USC 97-89 in double overtime in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Their hopes of having a guaranteed postseason of some sort have been dashed as they had no answers for USC’s three point shooting in what could very well be Ace Bailey’s and Dylan Harper’s last game in a Scarlet Knight uniform.
Rutgers Loses A Double OT Heartbreaker To USC In Big Ten Tournament
It was clear from the early weeks of the season that the Rutgers Scarlet Knights would not be able to reach the lofty expectations placed on the team during the preseason. It seems fitting that the season come to an end with one final gut punch.

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