Oumar Ballo's 23 points help Indiana power past USC, 82-69 for best start since 2015-16
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Oumar Ballo powered his way to 23 points and Indiana overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat USC 82-69 Wednesday.
The Hoosiers (13-3) earned their fourth win in five Big Ten Conference games, the program's best start since the 2015-16 season.
Playing for the first time at Bloomington, USC built a quick 10-point lead on a layup by Wesley Yates III eight minutes into the game, 19-9. Kanaan Carlyle knocked down a 3-pointer to get the Hoosiers within two, 24-22 with 6:18 left, and Myles Rice hit a pair at the line.
After Chibuzo Agbo's 3 put USC in front 27-24, Ballo grabbed a rebound, drew a foul and converted a pair of free throws, added two more from the line, a layup and a short jumper to help Indiana draw even at intermission, 38-38.
Ballo dunks 90-seconds apart helped the Hoosiers to a 57-47 lead, and when the Trojans got within single digits down the stretch, Rice found the seven-footer for a layup and a three-point play to hold USC at bay.
Mackenzie Mgbako scored 20 points in Indiana's 77-71 win over Penn State but was 0-8 from the floor and did not score.
Rice converted 9 of 11 at the line and finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Luke Goode hit 4 of 5 from deep and finished with 16. Trey Galloway contributed 11 points and six assists. Ballo finished two rebounds shy of his third straight double-double.
Yates finished with 18 points to lead USC (9-6, 1-3). Desmond Claude added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists and Saint Thomas and Agbo each added 11 points.
Indiana plays at Iowa. USC plays at No. 13 Illinois Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Chibuzo Agbo vs. Oumar Ballo (Hoosiers gains possession) | ||
| 19:44 | | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:42 |  | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | ||
| 19:32 | | Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:30 | | Oumar Ballo defensive rebound | ||
| 19:14 | | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:12 | | Hoosiers offensive rebound | ||
| 19:08 | | Myles Rice turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:57 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:37 | | Hoosiers offensive rebound | ||
| 18:26 | | Trey Galloway misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:24 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 18:15 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point jump shot | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | | Luke Goode misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:49 | | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | ||
| 17:38 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point layup | ||
| 17:36 | | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point layup | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:55 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 16:49 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 9-2 |
| 16:40 | | Josh Cohen personal foul | ||
| 16:35 | | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | ||
| 16:24 | | Luke Goode defensive rebound | ||
| 16:21 | | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists) | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 11-6 |
| 15:51 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:49 | | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | ||
| 15:44 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:42 | | Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound | ||
| 15:26 | | +3 | Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Oumar Ballo assists) | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:00 | | +2 | Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 13-9 |
| 14:30 | | Saint Thomas blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's three point jump shot | ||
| 14:28 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 14:23 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 15-9 |
| 13:50 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:48 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 13:34 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:32 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 13:27 | | Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Chibuzo Agbo steals) | ||
| 13:12 | | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists) | 17-9 |
| 12:56 | | Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:54 | | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | ||
| 12:48 | | Oumar Ballo blocks Desmond Claude's two point layup | ||
| 12:46 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 12:39 | | Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Wesley Yates III steals) | ||
| 12:23 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup | ||
| 12:22 | | Hoosiers defensive rebound | ||
| 12:22 | | Hoosiers 30 second timeout | ||
| 12:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 12:14 | | Harrison Hornery blocks Myles Rice's two point layup | ||
| 12:12 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 12:08 | | +2 | Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 19-9 |
| 11:44 | | Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Harrison Hornery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +3 | Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Langdon Hatton assists) | 19-12 |
| 10:56 | | Trey Galloway shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-12 |
| 10:56 | | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:56 | | Luke Goode defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Kevin Patton Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot | 22-12 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot | 22-14 |
| 9:47 | | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Bryson Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Bryson Tucker makes two point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists) | 22-16 |
| 9:15 | | Kevin Patton Jr. turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:55 | | Desmond Claude personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | Kanaan Carlyle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Rashaun Agee personal foul | ||
| 8:39 | | Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Rashaun Agee steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists) | 24-16 |
| 8:07 | | +2 | Bryson Tucker makes two point jump shot | 24-18 |
| 7:49 | | Langdon Hatton shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:49 | | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:49 | | Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:49 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Desmond Claude personal foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Bryson Tucker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Saint Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Wesley Yates III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Bryson Tucker turnover (lost ball) (Rashaun Agee steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Myles Rice blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Saint Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Jump ball. Saint Thomas vs. Myles Rice (Trojans gains possession) | ||
| 6:50 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Bryson Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Anthony Leal draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Anthony Leal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Anthony Leal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 6:27 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Oumar Ballo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Kanaan Carlyle makes three point jump shot | 24-22 |
| 5:51 | | Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Saint Thomas personal foul | ||
| 5:42 | | Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 5:42 | | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 |
| 5:21 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 27-24 |
| 5:12 | | Myles Rice misses two point layup | ||
| 5:10 | | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Kevin Patton Jr. personal foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +1 | Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-25 |
| 5:09 | | +1 | Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 4:57 | | Kanaan Carlyle personal foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Trojans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:18 | | Bryson Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Josh Cohen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Myles Rice shooting foul (Kevin Patton Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | Kevin Patton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Kevin Patton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 3:54 | | Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 3:38 | | Kanaan Carlyle personal foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Myles Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists) | 28-30 |
| 2:54 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 31-30 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point hook shot | 31-32 |
| 2:13 | | Kanaan Carlyle shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 2:13 | | +1 | Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-32 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 33-35 |
| 1:34 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Hoosiers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Luke Goode makes two point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists) | 33-37 |
| 0:48 | | +3 | Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot | 36-37 |
| 0:34 | | Wesley Yates III shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-38 |
| 0:34 | | Myles Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:34 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Rashaun Agee offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup | 38-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |