How To Watch No. 5 Purdue Vs. Usc With Tv Info, Key Stats And Preview

Purdue is headed to Los Angeles for its lone West Coast travel of nan season, playing USC connected Saturday. The Boilermakers are hoping to amended to 7-0 successful Big Ten play, while nan Trojans are looking to sound disconnected a classed force for nan first clip this season.

This will beryllium conscionable nan 10th gathering betwixt nan 2 programs, and it has nan imaginable to beryllium a bully 1 successful L.A. Here is everything you request to cognize astir this weekend's matchup betwixt Purdue and USC.

#5 Purdue (16-1, 6-0) vs. USC (14-3, 3-3)

• What: Big Ten Conference game
• Date: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
• Tipoff time: 6 p.m. ET
• Location: Galen Center successful Los Angeles, Calif. (10,258 capacity)
• TV: Peacock
• App: NBC Sports/Peacock
• Announcers: Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Miles Simon (analyst)
• Radio: Purdue Global Radio Network — WAZY 96.5 FM (Lafayette); WKJG 100.9 FM (Fort Wayne); WNDE 1260 AM (Indianapolis); WGBF 1280 (Evansville); Sirius XM 162 aliases 195; View each listings: CLICK HERE
• Radio announcers: Rob Blackman (play-by-play), Bobby Riddell (analyst), Wes Scott (producer).
• Live stats: Purdue.StatBroadcast.com
• All-time series: Purdue leads nan all-time bid vs USC 5-4
• ESPN Matchup Predictor: Purdue has an75.6% chance to conclusion USC

Rankings

Purdue Boilermakers

• Associated Press — Purdue is classed No. 5
• Coaches — Purdue is classed No. 5
• KenPom — Purdue is classed No. 4
• NCAA NET — Purdue is classed No. 5

USC Trojans

• Associated Press — USC is not ranked, but received 1 vote
• Coaches — USC is not ranked, but received 1 vote
• KenPom — USC is classed No. 51
• NCAA NET — USC is classed No. 46

Team Stats

Key Players

Purdue Boilermakers

• Braden Smith, G — Smith was named nan Big Ten Player of nan Week for nan 3rd clip this twelvemonth aft his performances successful wins complete Washington and Penn State. The elder defender averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per crippled successful a brace of wins for nan Boilermakers. He besides precocious became nan Big Ten's all-time assistance leader. Whether it's facilitating aliases scoring, Smith is simply a subordinate who tin hit teams successful a assortment of ways. He's presently Purdue's starring scorer and nan apical passer successful nan nation, averaging 14.2 points and 9.6 assists per game.

• Fletcher Loyer, G — Loyer has gone done immoderate ups and downs complete nan past 2 weeks, but changeable nan shot good successful Purdue's triumph complete Penn State complete nan weekend, scoring 17 points and going 6-of-10 from nan floor. He's still 1 of nan Big Ten's apical shooters and remains lethal from three-point range, hitting astatine a 39.6% clip for nan year.

• Trey Kaufman-Renn, F — The top improvement of Kaufman-Renn's crippled has travel connected nan glass, arsenic he's averaging 9.5 rebounds per crippled to spell on pinch 13.2 points. His effort successful nan rebounding section has been a immense advantage for nan Boilermakers, making him a awesome facet successful games moreover if his constituent full is low. The elder guardant provides Purdue pinch a big, beingness beingness who tin deed shots from nan debased station aliases astir nan free-throw line.

• Oscar Cluff, C — Cluff has go a big, bruising halfway for nan Boilermakers this year. He's averaging 11.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. He's been incredibly businesslike pinch nan hoops successful his hands, shooting astatine a 75.5% clip this year. Cluff is simply a subordinate who gets amended arsenic games progress, arsenic opposing large men deterioration down from having to conflict pinch his size and power down low.

USC Trojans

• Chad Baker-Mazara, G — Baker-Mazara has stepped up arsenic USC's starring scorer successful nan absence of Rodney Rice. His 6-foot-7 size gives nan Trojans awesome size astatine nan defender position. He's averaging 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. He's scored 20 points aliases much successful 8 games this season. In past week's triumph complete Minnesota, he scored 29 points and dished retired 8 assists.

• Ezra Ausar, F — Ausar is different 1 of USC's apical scorers and rebounders this season, averaging 16.4 points and 5.9 boards per contest. He's particularly skilled astatine getting to nan free propulsion line, averaging 8.5 attempts per game, which ranks 5th successful nan NCAA. Ausar has been connected a scoring tear, scoring astatine slightest 12 points successful his past 8 games.

• Jacob Cofie, F —Cofie is simply a limb connected some ends of nan floor, averaging 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. The 6-foot-10 sophomore isn't nan astir prolific scorer, but he does rebound nan hoops consistently and has proven to beryllium a rim protector connected nan protect end. Some of nan large men successful nan convention person fixed Cofie trouble, but he is still problematic erstwhile he's connected nan floor.

• Jordan Marsh, G — Marsh is coming disconnected his champion capacity of nan season, scoring 20 points, grabbing 4 rebounds, and dishing retired 4 assists successful an 88-71 triumph complete Maryland. He's averaging conscionable 6.8 points per game, but has been USC's apical three-point shooter for nan year. He's connecting astatine a 47.4% clip, though he's only shooting 2.2 triples per game.

The Coaches

Matt Painter, Purdue

Painter is successful his 21st play astatine Purdue and his 22nd twelvemonth wide pinch nan Boilermakers. In that time, he's led nan programme to 5 Big Ten regular play championships, 2 Big Ten Tournament titles, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, and a travel to nan National Championship Game successful 2024.

A batch of Purdue's occurrence has travel successful nan past decade, pinch nan Boilers adding 4 Big Ten championships to their postulation since nan commencement of nan 2016-17 season. Painter has had 4 different players triumph nan Big Ten Player of nan Year Award 5 times: JaJuan Johnson (2010), Caleb Swanigan (2017), Zach Edey (2023, 2024), and Braden Smith (2025).

Painter is simply a Purdue alum, playing nether legendary coach Gene Keady from 1989-93. After his playing profession ended, he jumped correct into coaching, moving arsenic an adjunct astatine Washington & Jefferson (Division III) and Barton (Division II) earlier getting a occupation astatine Eastern Illinois (1995 to 1998). Painter past joined erstwhile Purdue adjunct coach Bruce Weber astatine Southern Illinois arsenic an adjunct from 1998 done 2003. Painter past became caput coach of nan Salukis for nan 2003-04 season.

In 2004, Painter returned to Purdue arsenic nan subordinate caput coach alongside Keady earlier taking complete nan programme for nan 2005-06 season. In a triumph complete Akron connected Nov. 16, 2025, Painter won his 500th profession crippled arsenic a caput coach.

• Overall record: 512-221
• Record astatine Purdue: 487-216

Eric Musselman, USC

Musselman is now successful his 2nd play astatine USC and his 11th twelvemonth arsenic a assemblage caput coach. He has an extended inheritance successful coaching, which includes stops successful nan NBA and nan G-League complete nan past 40 years.

Musselman's first extremity successful nan NBA was pinch nan Minnesota Timberwolves arsenic an adjunct coach for nan 1990-91 season. Along pinch stops successful nan G-League, he has been an adjunct coach pinch nan Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, and Memphis Grizzlies. He was nan caput coach of nan Golden State Warriors from 2002-04 and nan Sacramento Kings for nan 2006-07 campaign.

In 2012, Musselman sewage progressive successful assemblage hoops arsenic an adjunct coach astatine Arizona State. He worked location until 2014, erstwhile he took a occupation astatine LSU for nan 2014-15 season. Then, up of nan 2015-16 campaign, he was named caput coach astatine Nevada.

Musselman won 3 Mountain West titles astatine Nevada, posted a 110-34 record, and took his squad to nan NCAA Tournament 3 times. He past took nan caput coaching occupation astatine Arkansas successful 2019, coaching nan Razorbacks done nan 2023-24 season. Musselman posted a 111-59 grounds pinch nan program, and Arkansas played successful 3 March Madness tournaments, reaching nan Elite Eight twice.

• Overall record: 252-114
• Record astatine USC: 31-21

Preview

The fifth-ranked Boilermakers are looking to stay undefeated successful Big Ten play, while nan Trojans are hoping to get their first triumph complete a classed force this season. What should you support an oculus connected Saturday evening?

Once again, Purdue's size pinch Cluff, Kaufman-Renn, and Daniel Jacobsen should beryllium an advantage for nan Boilermakers. The Trojans person athleticism and length, but they don't person nan aforesaid station presence. The operation of Ausar and Cofie could origin immoderate problems, but Purdue's rebounding and scoring expertise successful nan station exceeds USC's.

Painter's squad needs to beryllium cautious successful playing defense without fouling. USC is averaging 28.6 free throws per crippled this season, which ranks arsenic nan fourth-highest successful assemblage basketball. Ausar and Baker-Mazara are combining to mean 15 attempts per game. The Trojans will effort to get Purdue's bigs successful foul problem early.

This will besides beryllium nan first roadworthy travel for Purdue since playing astatine Wisconsin connected Jan. 3. It's been 2 weeks since nan Boilermakers person traveled, and they conscionable played a crippled connected Wednesday. Will that mileage and speedy turnaround beryllium a factor? Not only is USC astatine home, but it has besides had an other time to remainder and hole for Purdue.

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