Freshman Avery Howell scored a season-high 18 points, JuJu Watkins added 16 points and seven rebounds and No. 4 Southern California nearly pitched a second-quarter shutout as it routed Purdue 79-37.

Avery Howell scores a season-high 18 points, JuJu Watkins adds 16 and the Trojans (18-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) use a 31-0 second-quarter run to overwhelm the Boilermakers, 79-37.

Avery Howell came off the bench for USC women’s basketball in this game and delivered a supremely efficient performance. Howell was 4 of 7 on 3-pointers and 6 of 6 from the free throw line. She poured in 18 points in just 23 minutes to give the USC reserves a lot to cheer about.

The USC Scripter nominees have been announced which include "The Wild Robot," "Nickel Boys," "Sing Sing," "Conclave" and "A Complete Unknown."

The Wild Robot is only the second animated film ever nominated for the film adaptation award. The first was Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio two years ago. Here is a full list of the TV adaptation finalists:

The writers behind the adapted screenplays of the films A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing and The Wild Robot have been nominated for the 37th annual Scripter Awards. This year’s TV nominees are the scribes and authors behind Baby Reindeer,