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Indiana and the Buckeyes tip-off at Noon ET on CBS.
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FINAL: Maryland 79 – Indiana 78
SECOND HALF
Rodney Rice knocks down the three. Maryland up 79-78 with 5.6 seconds left.
Indiana 78 – Maryland 76 with 18 seconds left.
- Huge bucket once again by Anthony Leal, who was nowhere near the play until the very last second. He lays it up and knocks down the and-1 free throw.
- Maryland gets a bucket, then fouls Trey Galloway on Indiana’s end. Galloway can’t convert from the line.
Indiana takes a 73-70 lead with 3:35 left in the game.
- Anthony Leal with some key plays on the defensive end to give Indiana the lead. Forces a turnover, scores a fast break layup, then grabs a 50/50 rebound against Julian Reese.
- Amazing second half from Myles Rice. 14 points and an assist in the half alone, and just hit a go-ahead three to put Indiana on top.
Good response from the Hoosiers as they cut the lead to 64-61.
- Not much defense being played in this one. Indiana is seven of their last eight field goal attempts, and Maryland has seven for their last nine.
- Four of Maryland’s starters are in double figures, with Derik Queen the only one not reaching the mark. He has seven.
Terps pulling away, they lead 57-48 with 11:07 left.
- Maryland hasn’t missed their last five, and two of those were easy layups off of turnovers. Some stray boos coming from Assembly Hall.
- Still, Mackenzie Mgbako has looked impressive in this game. 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting, and has played some nice defense to compliment it.
Maryland up 45-41 with 15:01 left to play.
- Messy first half so far for the Hoosiers, but they’ve kept themselves in a decent spot. They’ve started the second half two of nine from the field.
- Hoosiers haven’t been able to convert much beyond the arc so far in this one. 3-for-12 on the day on 3s.
Quick timeout for Woodson as Indiana trails 42-37 with 18:34.
- Two quick buckets on the inside for the Terps were enough to force a timeout from Woodson. Hoosiers looked lost on both occasions.
HALFTIME: Maryland 38, Indiana 37
FIRST HALF
Maryland up 32-30 with 3:44 left.
- Indiana has done well defensively, holding Maryland to two of their last 10 from the field. Offensively, the Hoosiers are shooting 50% from the field.
- The big story has been on the glass. Maryland is outrebounding the Hoosiers 20-13, and have hauled in 10 offensive rebounds.
Maryland takes a 25-21 lead with 7:35 in the half.
- Hoosiers on a scoring drought, as they haven’t made a field goal in the last four minutes.
- Reneau also had to go to the bench with two fouls. He’s been going back and forth with both Queen and Reese on the glass.
- Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads all scorers with eight. Maryland has been forced out of the paint on some of their possessions, but they haven’t lost a step. Gillespie came into the game averaging 14 points.
Hoosiers up 19-16 with 11:33 left to play.
- Indiana with a few nice defensive possessions in the last few minutes, and has capitalized on their end. 6-0 run in favor of IU.
- Mgabko leads all scorers with seven and has three rebounds to go with it. He has shown a nice motor so far in the first half.
Indiana leads 11-10 through the first media timeout. 15:04 left in the half.
- Nice start for the Hoosiers offensively. Mgbako had a few buckets early, and Reneau looked solid, with Queen matching up against him.
- Maryland playing a little bit more on the perimeter than I expected. Still, Queen and Reese each have two points in the early stages.
- Curt Cignetti is on the mic into the timeout.
PREGAME NOTES
- Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton are OUT for Indiana. Other than that, a clean injury report for the Hoosiers.
- Indiana has to find a way to contain Julian Reese and Derik Queen to have a chance today. Don’t be surprised if Ballo and Reneau are in lineups together. Just as I am typing this, Woodson confirmed Reneau will be back in the starting lineup on his pregame radio spot.
- Another new starting lineup combination: Rice, Leal, Mgbako, Reneau and Ballo.
Game Day Essentials:
Indiana (14-6, 5-4) vs. Maryland (15-5, 5-4)
- Tip Time: Noon Eastern, Sunday
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
- Television: CBS (Andrew Katalon, Steve Lappas)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: Fox Sports
- Point Spread: Maryland is a 4-point favorite
- KenPom Projected Score: Maryland 77 Indiana 73
- History: Indiana leads, 14-9.
- Last Meeting: IU 83, UMD 78 on March 3, 2024, in College Park
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