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.

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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.

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.

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'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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