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Oumar Ballo's 23 points help Indiana power past USC, 82-69 for best start since 2015-16

AP
Jan 08, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Oumar Ballo powered his way to 23 points and Indiana Hoosiers overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat USC Trojans 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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1st Half
USC
Trojans
38
IND
Hoosiers
38

Time		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

2nd Half
USC
Trojans
31
IND
Hoosiers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
19:33		Hoosiers offensive rebound
19:33		Official timeout
19:31		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
19:29		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	40-38
18:48		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
18:37	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup	40-40
18:11		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
18:07		Trojans offensive rebound
18:07		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
17:50	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot	40-42
17:34		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:32		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	40-44
16:50		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
16:48		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
16:48		Oumar Ballo shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
16:48		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:48	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
16:37	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	41-47
16:25		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
16:21		Myles Rice defensive rebound
16:21		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
16:21		TV timeout
16:09	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists)	41-49
15:49		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
15:44		Rashaun Agee blocks Trey Galloway's two point dunk
15:42		Wesley Yates III defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Wesley Yates III assists)	43-49
15:09		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
15:09		TV timeout
15:09	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-50
15:09	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-51
14:56		Myles Rice shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
14:56	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-51
14:56	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
14:43	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	45-53
14:30	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	47-53
14:11		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
14:09		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
14:01		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
13:59		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
13:52		Wesley Yates III blocks Myles Rice's two point jump shot
13:50		Hoosiers offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	47-55
13:28		Desmond Claude turnover (traveling)
13:08	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	47-57
12:45		Luke Goode personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
12:35		Oumar Ballo blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
12:33		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
12:32		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
12:30		Luke Goode defensive rebound
12:05		Desmond Claude personal foul
11:56		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
11:54		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
11:45		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup
11:43		Hoosiers defensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:27	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point jump shot	47-59
10:58	+2	Kevin Patton Jr. makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	49-59
10:34		Bryson Tucker misses two point jump shot
10:32		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:22	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	52-59
10:03		Myles Rice misses two point layup
10:01		Trey Galloway offensive rebound
9:51		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
9:51		Myles Rice misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:51	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-60
9:39		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
9:37		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
9:17		Oumar Ballo misses two point jump shot
9:17		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
9:07		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
9:05		Hoosiers defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point layup	52-62
8:34		Kevin Patton Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:32		Hoosiers defensive rebound
8:16		Bryson Tucker misses two point jump shot
8:14		Bryson Tucker personal foul
8:04		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
8:02		Langdon Hatton defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	52-65
7:56		Jalen Shelley shooting foul (Luke Goode draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		Luke Goode misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:56		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
7:37		Langdon Hatton shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
7:37	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
7:29		Kanaan Carlyle misses two point jump shot
7:27		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	56-65
6:53		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
6:51		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
6:43		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:41		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
6:26		Trey Galloway misses two point layup
6:25		Trojans defensive rebound
6:08		Myles Rice shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
6:08	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65
5:55		Bryson Tucker misses two point layup
5:53		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
5:51		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass) (Kanaan Carlyle steals)
5:43	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists)	58-67
5:33		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
5:31		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
5:24		Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot
5:22		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
5:11		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Myles Rice steals)
4:39	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists)	58-69
4:39		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-70
4:28	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	60-70
4:23	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	60-72
4:18		Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-73
4:02		Oumar Ballo shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-73
4:02	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-73
3:41		Oumar Ballo misses two point hook shot
3:39		Myles Rice offensive rebound
3:34		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
3:32		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
3:26	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	65-73
3:06		Kanaan Carlyle misses two point layup
3:04		Kanaan Carlyle offensive rebound
3:03		Kanaan Carlyle misses two point layup
3:02		Bryson Tucker offensive rebound
3:02		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Bryson Tucker draws the foul)
3:02		TV timeout
3:02		Bryson Tucker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02	+1	Bryson Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-74
2:54	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	67-74
2:23	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	67-76
2:08		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
2:06		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
2:00		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
1:58		Desmond Claude offensive rebound
1:52		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass) (Bryson Tucker steals)
1:47	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup (Bryson Tucker assists)	67-78
1:33		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
1:31		Luke Goode defensive rebound
1:19		Official timeout
1:19		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
1:18		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Rashaun Agee steals)
1:14	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk	69-78
1:08		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Luke Goode draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Luke Goode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
1:08	+1	Luke Goode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-80
0:51		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:49		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
0:31		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-81
0:31	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-82
0:24		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
0:22		Myles Rice defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Myles Rice defensive rebound