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Indiana never gave in. USC led 70-61 with 2:15 left, but a 3-pointer by Moore-McNeil finally ended Indiana’s field goal drought and a jumper by Bargesser with 1:25 left gave Indiana a chance and cut the deficit to four, 70-66.

Indiana’s two consecutive 25-point losses appear to make NCAA Tournament talk a bit far-fetched, but the Hoosiers have time to repair the damage.

But the Hoosiers failed to do the latter as they went on a field goal drought that lasted nearly six and half minutes in the fourth quarter. Although Indiana knocked down six free throws during the dry spell, USC scored 19 points, which allowed it to build an insurmountable gap.

Tom Crean points out areas of concern for the Indiana Hoosiers, who are trying to bounce back from consecutive 25-point losses.

Indiana outrebounded USC 13-9, gave up 7 fastbreak points and did not allow the Trojans to get to the free-throw line. The Hoosiers pulled within 1 point of the Trojans at the end of the third quarter, putting them in position to make a run in the fourth quarter.

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The Hoosiers’ four losses this year were by an average of 21.5 points. In two true Big Ten road games, Indiana lost by a combined 42 points.

The Indiana Hoosiers suffer a second consecutive blowout loss, this time at home against Indiana. It gets heated in the closing minutes.

Indiana's 25-point home loss to Illinois got chippy at times as the Hoosiers were blown out for the second time this week

The USC Trojans (16-1) will try to continue a four-game road winning run at the Indiana Hoosiers (12-5) on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET.USC won its last matchup 95-73 against Penn