Maryland men’s basketball tops Indiana on late 3-pointer, 79-78 | TAKEAWAYS

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Maryland men’s basketball can vouch for the Midwest’s reputation for hospitality.

The Terps completed a successful two-game road swing through the heartland of the nation punctuated by Rodney Rice’s 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to defeat host Indiana, 79-78, Sunday afternoon before an announced 17,222 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana.

Rice’s long-distance bomb from the left elbow capped a 9-3 run by the Terps that erased a 75-70 deficit with just over three minutes to go in the game. The sophomore shooting guard scored a game-high 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, to help the team end a three-game losing streak to the Hoosiers and a three-game skid at Assembly Hall.

Rice was complemented by junior point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, who amassed 18 points, nine assists and three rebounds; graduate student small forward Selton Miguel, who compiled 15 points and two rebounds; and senior power forward Julian Reese, the Randallstown native and St. Frances graduate who notched his ninth double-double of the season on 14 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and two assists.

After losing in each of its first four road games, Maryland (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) has now won two in a row after toppling No. 17 Illinois, 91-70, on Thursday. The team’s recent success stood in stark contrast to a two-game trip to the Pacific Northwest earlier this month when it labored to setbacks of 75-69 at Washington on Jan. 2 and 83-79 at then-No. 9 Oregon on Jan. 5.

“I just kept preaching to our guys that we’re a new group, everyone just keep staying positive, keep working the way we’ve been working,” coach Kevin Willard told CBS Sports after the game. “To come in here with this atmosphere, they played really well, and it just tells you that the guys are really learning and listening.”

Sophomore shooting guard Myles Rice and sophomore small forward Mackenzie Mgbako paced Indiana with 16 points each, Mgbako grabbed five…

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Author : Baltimore Sun

Publish date : 2025-01-26 20:25:00

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