Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Braden Smith dished 13 assists and No. 7 Purdue nearly led wire-to-wire in a 90-72 rout of visiting Southern California on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.The Big Ten Conference-leading Boilermakers (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) overwhelmed the Trojans in the interior, establishing dominance of the lane early to take a double-digit-point lead less than seven minutes into the contest.Purdue pulled ahead 21-10, with 18 of its points coming from inside. The Boilermakers outscored USC in the paint for the night 52-36 and nearly notched as many points in the key by halftime with 32 as the Trojans had in total with 36.Kaufman-Renn set the tone, shooting 7 of 9 from the floor in the first half for 14 points. He finished 8 of 12. Combining with Caleb Furst, who grabbed another 10 rebounds, Kaufman-Renn helped Purdue post a 48-31 advantage on the glass.The Boilers capitalized on poor shooting from USC, which went 4 of 26 from 3-point range. Clark Slajchert, who went for a season-high 24 points on Tuesday at Northwestern, shot 0 for 6 from 3-point range on Friday and 2 of 10 from the floor overall en route to seven points.USC (13-10, 5-7) was without Desmond Claude for the second time in as many games after its leading scorer sustained a knee injury in the Trojans’ Feb. 1 win over then-No. 7 Michigan State.
