The Hoosiers (19-12; 10-10 Big Ten) clinched a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament with the victory and padded their NCAA Tournament resume against an OSU team (17-14; 9-11) that came into the game ranked No. 35 in the NET rankings. Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau each had 16 points to lead the way for Indiana.

But the fact that Indiana was within striking distance against the No. 2 team in the country should be a confidence builder going into the postseason. The Hoosiers are one of just a few teams to take USC to the brink this season — and they did that not once,

JuJu Watkins scores 31 points and Kiki Iriafen added 21 as second-ranked USC, the top seed in the Big Ten conference tournament, survives upset-minded Indiana.