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.

Oumar Ballo flexed his biceps, shrugged his shoulders and bumped his chest with senior forward Luke Goode — while putting perhaps the final dagger in USC’s hopes of pulling a road upset.

The Trojans take an early 10-point lead, but the former Arizona standout powers his way to 23 points as the Hoosiers prevail, 82-69, and drop the Trojans to 1-3 in Big Ten play.

With Malik Reneau on the shelf due to a right knee injury, Indiana needs Oumar Ballo to play like the dominant big man he's proven to be at times this year and during his previous two years at Arizona.

It’s been a long time since either Notre Dame or Penn State reached college football’s mountaintop as national champions. It was 1988 for the Fighting

Behind 23 points from sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo, the Indiana University men's basketball team dispatched of visiting USC 82-69 on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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.

With conference play underway in the Big Ten, what team will emerge as the best from the conference and as a national contender?

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.

With Malik Reneau on the shelf due to a right knee injury, Indiana needs Oumar Ballo to ... to rack up more big numbers Wednesday night when the Hoosiers host new Big Ten Conference rival Southern ...