Maryland men’s basketball has been near-unstoppable at home this season, and it was presented with a major opportunity to pick up a resume-building, ranked win when it welcomed No. 21 Indiana to a lively XFINITY Center Tuesday night.
The Terps (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten) struggled on the offensive end of the floor — shooting just 34% from the field and and 22.7% from three — but rode a sublime defensive showing to a 66-55 win over the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5).
Indiana was held to about 19 points under the 73.9 points per game it was averaging in conference competition entering Tuesday, turning the ball over 12 times and unable to take advantage of an 18-point, 20-rebound performance from junior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis.