Indiana’s men’s basketball hosts Southern California for a 7 p.m. ET tipoff Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers will try to win their fifth straight game. With that, there are three welcome words from Indiana’s point of view as far as which broadcast partner is carrying the game: Big Ten Network.

The absence of Malik Reneau has fueled several theories that it's made Oumar Ballo better for Indiana. Many of Ballo’s successful plays feature him in motion, not in stationary positions on the floor.