BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Oumar Ballo has played some of his best basketball in an Indiana uniform as of late, and Saturday’s trip to Iowa presents a contrasting matchup.
Indiana’s 82-69 win over Southern California on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall gave the Hoosiers a 4-1 conference record. It puts the Hoosiers just a half-game behind first-place Michigan early on in the Big Ten race.
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Indiana is leaner, faster, better balanced and more dangerous right now than it ever was for any sustained length of time in November and December.
Myles Rice scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo added 17 points to go with 12 rebounds and Indiana cruised to an 84-74 victory over Rutgers on Thursday night.
Indiana hosts the USC Trojans after Oumar Ballo scored 25 points in Indiana's 77-71 win against the Penn State Nittany Lions.