Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against USC

Indiana won its fifth straight game and improved to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in Big Ten play with an 82-69 win against USC on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Here are five takeaways from the win against the Trojans:

Oumar Ballo’s dominance continues

Since returning from a one-game absence against Winthrop on Dec. 29, Indiana senior Oumar Ballo has been on a tear.

On Wednesday against USC, Ballo finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, two blocked shots and an assist in 33 minutes. Ballo was 9-for-11 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line.

Ballo has been dominant in IU’s last three games. The Mali native is averaging 21.7 points, 11 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots and two assists in…