USC puts height, rebounding up against smaller Rutgers

Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Saturday for a Big Ten Conference tilt against a recently sputtering Rutgers squad.

The Trojans (15-6, 4-6 Big Ten) split a road series in a pair of nail-biters, beating Wisconsin 73-71 on Sunday before dropping a 73-72 decision on Wednesday at Iowa.

Kam Woods scored a career-high 33 points to power a USC rally from down 17 points at Iowa, and Jacob Cofie scored on a putback that gave the Trojans a lead in the waning moments. However...