One great Lamar Wilkerson performance can’t make up for the rest of the Hoosiers as Indiana basketball’s three-game winning streak goes away with a 81-75 loss to USC.
Wilkerson scores 33 points. Sam Alexis and Reed Bailey (8 each) are next. Nick Dorn scores 6 and Tucker DeVries 5, combining for 3-of-20 3-point shooting.
A wild sequence ends with a Tayton Conerway basket to cut IU’s deficit to 75-73 with 31 seconds left, but he misses the ensuing free throw. USC makes 6 free throws to put the game out of reach.
Alijah Arenas, in his fifth USC game, scores 29 points to fill in for leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara, who leaves the game early in the second half with a knee injury.
USC is +15 rebounding.
IU (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten) hosts Wisconsin on Saturday.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC
USC 70, Indiana 65, 1:55 left 2H: Reed Bailey gets an and-1, and USC can’t get the ball in-bounds, calling a timeout.
Indiana basketball score vs. USC
USC 69, Indiana 59, 3:46 left 2H: IU briefly cuts its deficit to 4 points, but the Trojans respond with 8 straight. USC’s Alijah Arenas has 25 points.
It’s Lamar Wilkerson or nothing for Indiana basketball
USC 59, Indiana 51, 7:35 left 2H: Lamar Wilkerson hits a logo 3-pointer to give him 24 points. IU’s next highest scorer is Sam Alexis with 6.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC
USC 55, Indiana 41, 11:39 left 2H: Another Kam Woods 3-pointer prompts another IU timeout. Woods now has 4 made 3-pointers this season. IU is struggling from 3-point range (6-of-23) and isn’t getting to the free-throw line (3-of-4 to USC’s 15-of-19).
Indiana falls into double-digit deficit vs. USC
USC 49, Indiana 39, 13:50 left 2H: Kam Woods’ 3-pointer prompts an IU timeout. Sam Alexis and Reed Bailey both have 3 fouls at the 14:26 mark as USC remains dominant inside (+12 rebounds).
Indiana basketball vs. USC score tonight: Tucker DeVries finally scores
USC 43, Indiana 37, 15:49 left 2H: Tucker DeVries’ first points come on a 3-pointer at the 17-minute mark. Without Chad Baker-Mazara, USC’s Alijah Arenas becomes a greater offensive focus. He has 14 points.
USC’s Chad Baker-Mazara leaves with apparent knee injury
19:00 left 2H: USC leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara goes up for a dunk, which is blocked by IU’s Sam Alexis. On the way down, Alexis collides with Baker-Mazara’s legs. He leaves the court with the help of trainers, putting no weight on his right leg.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC
USC 35, Indiana 30, halftime: Lamar Wilkerson has 13 points, even with sitting 5+ minutes with 2 fouls. Nick Dorn, who has lifted the Hoosiers during their win streak, has 3 points on 1-of-5 3-point shooting.
Alijah Arenas has 10 points and Chad Baker-Mazara 7 for the Trojans, who are +7 in rebounds but 2-of-11 on 3-pointers.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC: Lamar Wilkerson is in foul trouble
USC 29, Indiana 28, 3:56 left 1H: Lamar Wilkerson has 13 points and 2 fouls at the 5:37 mark. USC leads the rebounding 14-10, and 5-1 on the offensive boards.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC
USC 22, Indiana 20, 6:15 left 1H: IU briefly takes the lead, but the Trojans score 6 in a row. Trent Sisley’s 3 brings the Hoosiers closer.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC: Lamar Wilkerson is in double figures
USC 16, Indiana 15, 10:49 left 1H: USC makes its first 7 shots but misses its next 7. IU is 3-of-10 on 3-pointers, 3-of-3 on 2s. Lamar Wilkerson already has 10 points. Tayton Conerway, who has missed the past two games, enters with 13:20 to go.
Indiana basketball score tonight vs. USC: Chad Baker-Mazara is hot early
USC 11, Indiana 8, 16:00 left 1H: Chad Baker-Mazara has 7 points and the Trojans are 5-of-5 from the field. Lamar Wilkerson has 5 for IU.
Will Tayton Conerway play tonight? Indiana basketball injury update vs. USC tonight, Feb. 3
Indiana guard Tayton Conerway is listed questionable on the Big Ten availability report. He has played little over the past five games with an ankle injury.
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Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Indiana 82-77
“Offense is an almighty chore for Southern Cal right now. The promise of the 12-1 start has slid with injuries and other issues. But Chad Baker-Mazara is doing all he can to pull his team through it. Between the time change and the long day Saturday, IU is bound to be a little road weary. Hoosiers win, but it’s tight.”
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Reporting by Scott Horner, Michael Niziolek and Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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