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.

Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice notched 19 points, while fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway tallied 11 points. Indiana shot 43.9% from the floor and outrebounded USC 40-33. The Hoosiers have won three straight conference games, two of which have come by double figures.

With All-Big Ten forward Malik Reneau still ailing with a knee injury and missing his third consecutive game, the Hoosiers got 23 points and eight rebounds from Oumar Ballo and