BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball's hot streak continued with a 82-69 win over USC on Wednesday night at Assembly Hall.

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.

USC has been inconsistent in starting Eric Musselman’s first season, while Indiana has played well and can continue playing well in this game at home against the Trojans. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a USC-Indiana prediction and pick.

Kansas State is coming off its 12th consecutive road loss after dropping to TCU. The Wildcats shot 6-for-28 from 3-point range and 39.1 percent from the field.

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.