Indiana will look to rebound from its second-half collapse in opposition to Northwestern when it hosts Maryland on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor. The Terps are high 25 in KenPom and beat Illinois 91-70 Thursday evening on the State Farm Middle.
Sunday’s recreation will tip at midday ET on CBS:
After Wednesday’s 79-70 loss at Northwestern, Indiana is now 1-3 in its final 4 video games and dealing with its most difficult stretch of the common season.
The subsequent seven video games for the Hoosiers are in opposition to groups ranked within the high 30 of KenPom. Up first is Maryland, which recorded its first highway win this season at Illinois on Thursday evening. The Terps beat the Illini 91-70 behind 27 factors from Julian Reese and 25 from Derik Queen.
MEET THE TERRAPINS
After a disappointing 2023-24 season that ended with a 16-17 report, Kevin Willard retooled the Maryland roster for his third season on the helm.
The Terps are pushing the tempo – they play the sixty fourth quickest tempo within the nation – and pressure a ton of turnovers with their strain.
The headlining newcomer is freshman McDonald’s All-American Derik Queen.
The 6-foot-10, 246-pound product of Montverde Academy selected Maryland over Indiana and has been dominant in his first (and sure solely) season in Faculty Park. Queen averages a team-high 15.6 factors and is second in rebounding at eight per recreation.
Queen shoots an environment friendly 61.4 % on 2s and is a wonderful free throw shooter at 76.3 %. With smooth arms and terrific footwork, Queen has a excessive motor and his mobility makes him one of the crucial versatile bigs within the nation.
Senior Julian Reese joins Queen within the beginning frontcourt. The 6-foot-9, 252-pound large man is third on the workforce in scoring (13.7 ppg) and first in rebounding (9.2 rpg). Reese ranks within the high 5 within the Massive Ten in offensive and defensive rebounding share. Reese shoots 57 % on 2s and 71.9 % from the road.
Maryland begins a three-guard set with three newcomers – South Florida switch Selton Miguel, Belmont switch Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Virginia Tech switch Rodney Rice.
The 6-foot-1 Gillespie is without doubt one of the high guards within the Massive Ten. He balances scoring (14.4 ppg) and playmaking (4.5 apg). Gillespie leads the Terps with 38 steals and has linked on a team-high 47 3-pointers. He shoots 42.3 % for the season on 3s and is 44.6 % from deep in Massive Ten video games.
Rice, a Maryland native, sat out final season after struggling as a freshman at Virginia Tech again within the 2022-23 marketing campaign. He’s one in every of 5 Terps averaging in double figures at 12.1 factors per recreation and shoots 57 % on 2s, a wonderful share. Rice is second on the workforce with 37 made 3-pointers.
Miguel is a fifth-year senior from Angola who performed two seasons at Kansas State and two seasons at South Florida earlier than utilizing his remaining 12 months of eligibility with the Terps. He’s capturing practically 40 % on 3s and averages 11.3 factors per recreation.
The Terps didn’t use their bench a lot within the win at Illinois, as all 5 starters performed at the very least 31 minutes.
The first backup names to know are ahead Tafara Gapare and guards Deshawn Harris-Smith and Jay Younger.
The 6-foot-9 Garape transferred from Georgia Tech, can stretch the ground and is an environment friendly finisher. He’s making 61 % of his 2s and 37.9 % of his 3s in 13.8 minutes per recreation.
Harris-Smith began final season for the Terps however is now a reserve who has barely improved his recreation. The 6-foot-5 guard is ending higher than a season in the past – 55 % on 2s versus 46.7 % as a freshman.
Younger performed his freshman season at UCF, his sophomore season at Memphis and is now a backup for the Terps in 12 months three of his profession. He’s capturing 42.9 % on 3s in 13.3 minutes per recreation.
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All nationwide rankings within the graphic beneath are up to date by Thursday’s video games.
Maryland is an elite defensive workforce, rating within the high 20 nationally in KenPom’s adjusted defensive effectivity. Terrapin opponents flip the ball over on 21.9 % of possessions, which ranks within the high 25 within the nation. On common, Maryland forces 15.5 turnovers per recreation. That quantity stands out after Indiana turned it over 17 instances in its loss at Welsh-Ryan Enviornment earlier within the week.
Maryland can also be a wonderful defensive-rebounding workforce. Its opponents seize simply 25.9 % of their missed pictures, which ranks within the high 35 nationally. The Terps additionally defend properly with out fouling, as their opponents have mustered a free-throw price (FTA/FGA) of 26.5 %.
Offensively, Maryland is capturing 35.8 % on 3s, 56 % on 2s and 74.7 % from the free throw line. Final season, those self same numbers had been 28.9/48.8/72, illustrating Willard’s roster upgrades within the offseason through highschool recruiting and the portal.
Maryland additionally does a wonderful job dealing with the ball. The Terps flip it over on 14.8 % of their possessions, which ranks them within the high 30 nationally.
WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
The KenPom projection is Maryland by 4 with a 36 % probability of an IU victory. Bart Torvik likes the Terps by 5 with a 32 % probability of a Hoosier win.
Maryland comes into Bloomington assured after dominating Illinois on its residence court docket. The frontcourt duo of Queen and Reese is without doubt one of the finest within the nation and the backcourt is way improved in 12 months three of the Willard period.
Indiana’s final residence recreation was ugly, because the Combating Illini blew out the Hoosiers. Nonetheless, the Hoosiers have only one residence loss and may stay within the NCAA event image by profitable residence video games. Nonetheless, that activity will turn into powerful, as the subsequent 4 video games in Meeting Corridor are in opposition to groups projected to make the 2025 NCAA event subject.
With simply 11 common season video games remaining, Indiana wants to begin stacking wins to salvage a season that started with vital expectations that haven’t been met to date.
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