Oumar Ballo had 18 points and was one of five Indiana scorers in double figures as the Hoosiers opened their Big Ten schedule with an 82-67 win over Minnesota on Monday night in Bloomington, Ind.Ballo went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and made 8 of 11 free throws. Freshman Bryson Tucker came off the bench for a career-high 16 points, while Malik Reneau also had 16. Kanaan Carlyle chipped in 14, and Mackenzie Mgbako contributed 13.The Hoosiers (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) flexed their superiority inside all night, canning 63 percent of their field-goal attempts in the first half and finishing the game at 56.6 percent. They also controlled the boards 35-22 and earned a 32-14 advantage in bench scoring.Dawson Garcia scored a game-high 22 points for the Golden Gophers (6-5, 0-2), while Lu’Cye Patterson and Mike Mitchell Jr. each added 10. It was the fourth loss in five games for Minnesota, which cooled down significantly after a hot start and never got its deficit down to single digits in the second half.The Gophers converted 47.3 percent of their field-goal attempts but were just 2-for-11 on 3-pointers. They also allowed 18 fastbreak points.Both teams got off to a sizzling start offensively. Minnesota sank 11 of its first 15 shots in the first eight-plus minutes of the contest, and Indiana wasn’t far behind at 8-for-10. The Gophers owned a 22-20 lead at the under-12 media timeout of the first half.