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Purdue Basketball Preview: Game 24 — Southern Cal

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Purdue's Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith
Purdue's Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith (Steven Bisig/USA Today Sports Images)

Now tied for first in the Big Ten race, seventh-ranked Purdue returns to Mackey Arena for its first-even conference meeting with USC.

DETAILS: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET | TV: FS1 (Cory Provus, Nick Bahe) | Radio: Purdue Radio Network
PURDUE (17-5, 9-2 B1G): ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS
USC (13-9, 5-6 B1G): ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATS

TeamAPCoachesNETKenPomKenPom Win%
Purdue7710787%
USC685913%

A FEW THINGS ABOUT PURDUE

ABOUT THIS GAME

• SC’s Midwest trip also included a game at Northwestern Tuesday, a 77-75 loss in the Wildcats’ first game without Brooks Barnhizer. Northwestern led that game by 15 with 10 minutes left.

USC leading scorer Desmond Claude did not play in that game due to a bone bruise in his leg suffered in the Trojans’ win over Michigan State. Claude played in Mackey Arena last season for Xavier. His status for Friday night remains unclear.

THREE KEYS FOR PURDUE

TURN THE KNIFETURNOVERS AND POISETHREES

GOLDANDBLACK.COM PREDICTION: PURDUE 79, USC 68

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