Indiana Falls at Maryland, 75-59

Saturday, January 4

College Park, Md.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

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Maryland

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Indiana

Maryland

1/4/2020 2:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Sometimes shots aren't falling. And when shots aren't falling on the road, things can unravel quickly.

Indiana shot 36.1 percent from the field overall and made just 4-of-18 shots from 3-point range in a 75-59 loss at Maryland. The Hoosiers also committed 14 turnovers that led to 25 Terrapin points, and a 21-5 run midway through the second half by Maryland robbed IU of its dreams of a comeback.

"Tough afternoon for us," head coach Archie Miller said. "Give Maryland a lot of credit. They played very well and made things very difficult around the basket. Not being able to score eventually overwhelmed us a bit. It's a fine line on the road. You have to make all the little things go your way when things aren't going well on one end."

The Hoosiers were led by 18 points from senior Devonte Green, and junior Joey Brunk added nine points to go with 10 rebounds.

Indiana played tough defense and built a five-point lead midway through the first half, going up 16-11 on a 3-pointer from Green. Maryland then ran off 11 straight points to go up 22-16 with 5:22 left in the half before senior De'ron Davis made a pair of free throws to stop the run, at least temporarily. The two teams traded baskets before Maryland's Aaron Wiggins drilled a 3-poitner from the left wing to put the Terps up 27-20, and they took a 28-20 lead into halftime.

IU went just 8-of-30 from the field in the first half and made 1-of-7 shots from beyond the arc, and they struggled to finish around the rim. Maryland didn't fare much better—the Terps went 9-of-31 overall and 4-of-16 from deep—and they outscored IU 10-8 in the paint.

"The ball is not going in the basket," Miller said. "Whether it's a lay-up, whether it's a free throw, or whether it's a wide-open shot. At some point, you have to be able to put it in the basket, and we have enough guys who can do that."

Maryland took an 11-point lead following a dunk from Wiggins at the 18:37 mark of the second half, prompting Miller to call a timeout to get his team to regroup. It worked as freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis scored off a Green miss, and he was fouled on the play. Jackson-Davis made his free throw, and after a Maryland turnover, junior Justin Smith scored on a floater to pull Indiana within 33-27.

The Terps answered with a 3-pointer, but IU ran off six straight points—four coming from Brunk inside—to cut the lead to three at 36-33 with 14:17 to play.

But then the Hoosiers started to struggle again on both ends of the floor, and turnovers by Green and freshman Armaan Franklin helped trigger an 8-0 run that rebuilt Maryland's lead to 11. Free throws from Smith and junior Al Durham kept Indiana in striking distance, but more turnovers kept IU from getting any closer.

After the teams traded baskets, redshirt sophomore Race Thompson turned the ball over, and Maryland's Anthony Cowan had two looks from 3-point range. He missed the first then made the second following an offensive rebound. IU failed to score on its next possession, and the Terps Jalen Smith scored on a second-chance lay-up. Justin Smith turned the ball over for IU, which led to a Donta Scott dunk on Maryland's end, and Jalen Smith threw down a dunk on Maryland's next possession to go up 55-38.

The Hoosiers couldn't manage to string together stops defensively, and the lead grew to as many as 30 with 3:44 to play. Indiana held Maryland without a field goal for the final 3:03 of the game, and IU scored the final nine points to close the scoring.

"Teams change through the course of a season," Miller said. "Our's is going through one right now. We have to find a way to get out of it. We'll do that. The league is a long season. There are a lot of teams that are going to lose by one or lose by 20, whatever it is. You have to navigate the road, and that's what we're trying to do right now."

Indiana next takes on Northwestern Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.