Indiana Basketball Game Preview: Maryland – key storyline, injury report, how to watch

Indiana basketball continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition against Maryland at noon ET on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers enter this game 5-4 in the Big Ten.

The Terrapins enter the game with a record of 14-5 (4-4 Big Ten) under third-year head coach Kevin Willard. Maryland is led by 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game from freshman forward Derik Queen. Junior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie contributes 14.4 points, 4.5 assists, and a team-high 47 made 3-pointers. Senior forward Julian Reese puts up 13.7 points and 9.2 rebounds a night.

Tipoff is set for noon ET on CBS.

Below is the full preview.

Key Indiana basketball Storyline

A must-win game…..yet again.

This trend is becoming all-too familiar with Indiana basketball. Each game feels as though the Hoosiers have their back up against the wall.

The theme of this season, like it has been for the past four years, is inconsistency game-in and game-out. As soon as the Hoosiers build any kind of momentum, things get shut down quick and we are back to square one.

The Hoosiers are right in the middle of their most important stretch of the season and so far, they have not taken full advantage of the opportunity that is in front of them.

Maryland comes in as a team that has yet to win on the road this season. If Indiana basketball looses this one, it is all but done for the Hoosiers this season.

The Hoosiers have defeated the Terps 14 times in 23 tries. Indiana has won six of the last seven matchups overall, three-straight times in Bloomington, and nine of 16 times since Maryland joined to Big Ten Conference.

Indiana completed the two-game sweep of Maryland in 2023-24. IU earned the home win (63-53) on Dec. 1, 2023, behind an 18-point, 14-rebound double-double from Kel’el Ware. The Hoosiers won (83-78) in College Park behind 24 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the 3-point line from Mackenzie Mgbako.

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