Juwan Morgan scored 10 of his 25 points during Indiana’s decisive late run Monday night, leading the Hoosiers to a 71-68 victory over Maryland.
Robert Johnson had 12 points and eight rebounds as the Hoosiers (12-8, 5-3 Big Ten) closed out the game on a 14-6 spurt to win their fourth straight at home.
Anthony Cowan Jr. had 18 points and Kevin Huerter finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins (15-7, 4-5).
Both had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds but Cowan’s 3-pointer bounced high off the rim with six seconds left and, after Indiana’s Zach McRoberts missed two free throws, Huerter’s half-court heave fell short.
After going more than 6 1/2 minutes without a basket in the second half, the Terrapins used a 9-0 run to charge back and take a 62-57 lead with 4:53 left.
But Indiana scored seven straight and retook a 64-62 lead on Johnson’s layup with 3:18 left. Bruno Fernando missed a majority of the second half with an ankle injury.
Maryland will return to the XFINITY Center in its next game for a matchup with No. 6 Michigan State.
Hal Mendelson
The mark of a good point guard is that he sets up his teammates for open shots and keeps everyone involved in the offense. He is a threat to score when he has an open shot or will drive to the basket when given the opportunity. The only time I have seen this was in Trimble’s freshman year. It is up to the coach to control his offense. It is really sad to watch this team. They are much better than they look. In this case the sum of the parts is LESS than the whole.
I would much rather have Jimmy Patsos coaching this team.
· 11/12/2019