Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points after halftime, helping No. 14 seed Southern California recover after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from the Big Ten tournament's opening round 97-89 in double overtime on Wednesday in 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.

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.