USC men fight to final minute in loss to No. 5 Purdue

LOS ANGELES — The number of Purdue fans in Galen Center on Saturday afternoon overpowered their USC hosts. They drowned out in-game host DJ Mal-ski during his introduction and chanted over the Trojans’ player intro video.

The Boilermakers were in L.A. for the first time since December 1972 and were brimming with anticipation of possibly witnessing the program’s 1,000th win.

The Trojans channeled the energy of the crowd until they were breathing down the necks of the Boilermakers...