Indiana University
Maryland
NOTES: Indiana Battles No. 17 Maryland on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
1/25/2020 2:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Indiana University is in its 120th season of competition in men's basketball and will complete a two-game homestand Sunday against #17 Maryland. IU is coming off a 67-63 win over #9/11 Michigan State on Thursday, while the Terrapins won at Northwestern on Tuesday, 77-66. Maryland won the previous meeting in College Park on January 4, 75-59. The two teams are tied with the best overall record among Big Ten schools at 15-4. According to ESPN's BPI, the Hoosiers are projected to have the toughest strength of schedule in the country for the remainder of the season.
GAME INFORMATION
Sunday, Jan. 26 • 1 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: CBS (Kevin Harlan and Jim Spanarkel) | Watch Online
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn
Series History: Indiana leads, 8-7
Last Meeting: at UMD 75, IU 59 - 1/4/20
THE COACHES
Indiana Coach Archie Miller is in his third season of guiding the Cream and Crimson. He is 189-98 in eight-plus years as a head coach, which includes six years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. He is 50-35 at IU. Mark Turgeon is 195-96 in his 9th season at Maryland.
SUITS AND SNEAKERS
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week is a nationwide event when basketball coaches across the country unite for a common cause – saving lives from cancer. Coaches and their staff across the nation wear sneakers with their suits during games to raise awareness about the disease.
NEWS & NOTES
Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis is averaging a team-best 14.1 points and 7.9 rebounds. Among freshmen nationally, he is 2nd in field goal percentage (61.7%), 4th in free throws made (78), blocked shots (36), and in free throws attempted (113) and 9th in rebounds (151). He is 7th in the Big Ten in rebounding, 3rd in field goal percentage and 8th in blocked shots. He has had 6 assists and 0 turnovers the last 2 games and had a game-winning deflection against the Spartans. Redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk has averaged 15 points in the last 2 games. He had followed up his first double-double at IU against Rutgers (10/10) with 16 points at Nebraska and added 14 against MSU. In 8 league games, he is 4th in FG% making 57.1% of his shots. Junior Aljami Durham is averaging 10.5 points and hit the go-ahead 3FG with under 2 minutes to play against MSU. He had 11 points against the Spartans. Junior Justin Smith is averaging 11.8 points and is 4th in the B1G in steals (1.3). He was named IU's Male Scholar Athlete of the Month in January. He is in the Kelley School of Business studying Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation. Senior Devonte Green had 18 points at Maryland and is averaging 10.5 points. Frosh Armaan Franklin is averaging 7.0 points off the bench in the last 2 games.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU is 2nd in the nation in free throws attempted per game (25.7) and is 6th in free throws made per game at (17.4). The 21 assists at Nebraska tied a season-high. The 8 turnovers against MSU were a season low. In league play, IU is 2nd in the conference in rebound margin (+7.4), overall they are 12th in the nation in rebound margin (+8.7).
