Game recap: Indiana basketball rallies, gets consecutive wins for first time since December
Indiana basketball (15-13, 7-10) wants to string together wins as it visits Maryland in Big Ten action.
The Hoosiers held off visiting Wisconsin behind their best shooting night (61.7%) in 2024, including 6-of-14 3-pointers (42.9%). Kel'el Ware had a dominant performance with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Maryland (15-14, 7-11) is coming off a loss to Northwestern.
Indiana beat Maryland 65-53 on Dec. 1 in Bloomington. Ware had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Young had 20 points. The Hoosiers had 3 3-pointers and Maryland 2. IU had a 16-rebound advantage.
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Final: Indiana 83, Maryland 78
Indiana has a tremendous second half and earns consecutive victories for the first time since wins over North Alabama and Kennesaw State in late December.
The Hoosiers have another good shooting game with 56.4% from the field, 7-of-16 on 3-pointers and 14-of-17 on free throws.
Mackenzie Mgbako has 24 points, including 4 3s, Malik Reneau 14, Xavier Johnson 13 (with 6 assists) and Trey Galloway 12. Kel'el Ware has 9 points (all in the last 14 minutes), 14 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.
Jahmir Young leads four Maryland players in double figures with 22 points.
The Hoosiers are at Minnesota on Wednesday.
1:36 left 2H: Indiana 77, Maryland 72
Maryland hits consecutive 3s, narrowing its deficit to 5.
Jahmir Young hits 2 free throws with 3:53 to go. Those are Maryland's first points since the 9:49 mark.
3:53 left: Indiana 75, Maryland 64
Kel'el Ware gets a steal, drives the ball all the way and gets an and-1. IU has turned it around by 27 points since early in the second half.
The replays are so impressive. 😲 https://t.co/oviksbbX50
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) March 3, 2024
4:31 left 2H: Indiana 72, Maryland 64
Kel'el Ware gets a dunk off a Trey Galloway alley-oop and IU has scored 12 straight. Maryland last scored with 9:49 remaining.
WARE ALLEY-OOP 💥 @IndianaMBB pic.twitter.com/aVAljjrQr9
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 3, 2024
5:48 left 2H: Indiana 68, Maryland 64
Mackenzie Mgbako gets the only basket in that segment. He leads all scorers with 22. IU owns a +10 rebounding edge.
8:15 left 2H: Indiana 66, Maryland 64
Trey Galloway's putback gives IU the lead.
"Galloway got it!"@IndianaMBB have their first lead of the second half‼️ pic.twitter.com/9IhxGtWQnA
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 3, 2024
Galloway's free throws with to go tie it at 64 with 8:51 left. IU is 9-of-9 from the line.
Kel'el Ware's basket narrows IU's deficit to 61-60. They had trailed by 16 early in the second half.
Malik Reneau picks up foul No. 3 with 10:45 left.
11:08 left 2H: Maryland 60, Indiana 57
IU has made 10 (!) straight shots from the field and his up to 53.7% for the game.
Mackenzie Mgbako scores 9 straight and leads IU with 19 points. He's 4-of-7 on 3-pointers and has a free throw coming out of a timeout.
Mackenzie Mgbako for 👌@IndianaMBB trails by only three. pic.twitter.com/pHfNwkCHdF
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 3, 2024
Kel'el Ware gets his first basket with 13:48 to go. He also has 12 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 6 turnovers.
14:54 left 2H: Maryland 53, Indiana 44
Malik Reneau's and-1 brings IU within 51-42 on a 7-point run. He has 12 points.
Jahari Long scores the first 5 points of the second half, extending Maryland's lead to 15.
Trey Galloway and @IndianaMBB are making things happen.
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/SJNcCHRuRE— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) March 3, 2024
Trey Galloway with the circus shot 🎪 @IndianaMBB pic.twitter.com/KzPRFsrnae
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 3, 2024
Halftime: Maryland 43, Indiana 33
The Terrapins have their largest lead behind Jahmir Young (12 points), Julian Reese and Donta Scott (11 each).
Malik Reneau has 9 points and Mackenzie Mgbako 6 for IU, while Kel'el Ware has yet to score.
Maryland is shooting 51.5% from the field and has taken advantage of 9 IU turnovers.
Julian Reese's putback gives Maryland a double-digit halftime lead. 🐢
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/5DozZYqi4f— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 3, 2024
2:51 left 1H: Maryland 36, Indiana 29
Mackenzie Mgbako has consecutive 3s, but Maryland's Julian Reese is up to 9 points. IU has 8 turnovers.
Malik Reneau picks up his 2nd foul with 4:52 to go.
Reneau re-enters and gets an and-1 on his first possession. He leads IU with 7 points.
5:19 left 1H: Maryland 29, Indiana 20
The Terps extend their scoring run to 12 points. Timeout, IU.
1️⃣2️⃣-0️⃣ Terps run@Reese10Julian x @TerrapinHoops
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/9lKaXToV5v— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 3, 2024
6:42 left 1H: Maryland 24, Indiana 20
Maryland has scored 7 in a row with a chance to add one out of the timeout.
Reese with the +1 opportunity 💪 @TerrapinHoops pic.twitter.com/OdiuvDUfhk
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 3, 2024
Kel'el Ware is struggling with 0-of-4 shooting and 3 turnovers. He also has 3 rebounds. Xavier Johnson and Gabe Cupps have 5 points each.
IU scores 9 in a row before Jahmir Young's basket that gives him 10.
10:47 left 1H: Indiana 17, Maryland 17
Anthony Leal and Xavier Johnson hit back-to-back 3s, and Malik Reneau goes down after being kneed in the groin area. He heads to the sideline and Anthony Walker steps in.
11:36 left 1H: Maryland 15, Indiana 11
Malik Reneau picks up his 1st foul.
Look at the shot fake! 👀@IndianaMBB's Xavier Johnson got his man to bite.
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/JQ4vt7vxL7— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 3, 2024
Jahmir Young has 8 points, and Maryland has scored 11 in a row.
IU commits turnovers on 4 straight possessions, and Maryland takes the lead on a Jordan Geronimo basket.
Jahmir Young takes it right at the big man. 😲@Flyymir_ x @TerrapinHoops
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/6ijUhrH5iU— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 3, 2024
15:49 left 1H: Indiana 9, Maryland 6
Gabe Cupps has 5 points and Malik Reneau has 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 fouls.
Gabe Cupps gives IU its first points at the 18:29 mark. Julian Reese makes a hook shot on Maryland's first possession.
Defense 👉 offense
Donta Scott's block leads to a Jahmir Young transition @TerrapinHoops bucket.
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/LdYpeQycO2— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 3, 2024
Indiana basketball vs. Maryland lineups
Indiana: Kel'el Ware, Gabe Cupps, Malik Reneau, Mackenzie Mgbako, Trey Galloway
Maryland: Jahmir Young, Jahari Long, Julian Reese, Jordan Geronimo, Donta Scott
Indiana basketball NET ranking
Via the NCAA as of March 3
Indiana, 104
Maryland, 70
IU basketball vs. Maryland start time
2 p.m. ET Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland.
How watch Indiana basketball vs. Maryland
TV: CBS
Radio: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network (105.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.1 FM in Indianapolis), with Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (analysis) and John Herrick (updates).
Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 381 and 971, Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling
Indiana basketball schedule
Date, day | location, opponent | time, TV |
Oct. 29, Sunday | vs. Indianapolis (exhibition) | |
Nov. 3, Friday | vs. Marian (exhibition) | |
Nov. 7, Tuesday | vs. Florida Gulf Coast | |
Nov. 12, Saturday | vs. Army | |
Nov. 16, Thursday | vs. Wright State | |
Nov. 19, Sunday | vs. Connecticut in New York | |
Nov. 20, Monday | vs. Louisville in New York | |
Nov. 26, Sunday | vs. Harvard in Indianapolis | |
Dec. 1, Friday | vs. Maryland | |
Dec. 5, Tuesday | at Michigan | |
Dec. 9, Saturday | vs. Auburn in Atlanta | |
Dec. 16, Saturday | vs. Kansas | |
Dec. 19, Tuesday | vs. Morehead State | |
Dec. 21, Thursday | vs. North Alabama | |
Dec. 29, Friday | vs. Kennesaw State | |
Jan. 3, Wednesday | at Nebraska | |
Jan. 6, Saturday | vs. Ohio State | |
Jan. 9, Tuesday | at Rutgers | |
Jan. 12, Friday | vs. Minnesota | |
Jan. 16, Tuesday | vs. Purdue | |
Jan. 19, Friday | at Wisconsin | |
Jan. 27, Saturday | at Illinois | |
Jan. 30, Tuesday | vs. Iowa | |
Feb. 3, Saturday | vs. Penn State | |
Feb. 6, Tuesday | at Ohio State | |
Feb. 10, Saturday | at Purdue | |
Feb. 18, Sunday | vs. Northwestern | |
Feb. 21, Wednesday | vs. Nebraska | |
Feb. 24, Saturday | at Penn State | |
Feb. 27, Tuesday | vs. Wisconsin | |
March 3, Sunday | at Maryland | 2 p.m., CBS |
March 6, Wednesday | at Minnesota | 9 p.m., BTN |
March 10, Sunday | vs. Michigan State | 4:30 p.m., CBS |
March 13-17 | Big Ten tournament at Minneapolis |
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