COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Behind a raucous crowd on Flash Mob XI night in XFINITY Center, Maryland got a combined 39 points from
Jahmir Young (20) and
Donta Scott (19) and ran away late from No. 21 Indiana, 66-55, for its third consecutive win and ninth straight home conference win. The Terps (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten) picked up their fourth Quad 1 win of the season (Miami, Fla., Illinois, Ohio State) and third win over an AP ranked team (No. 16 Illinois and No. 24 Ohio State).
The Terps took the lead for good with 4:28 left in the first half thanks to a pair of Scott free throws and never looked back, leading comfortably for most of the remainder of the game. Maryland did not commit a single turnover for the entire first half, and finished with a season-low five.
Young notched a game-high 20 points, made three triples and grabbed six boards. Scott totaled 19 points, including a perfect six-of-six at the line to go along with five rebounds.
Julian Reese's 10-point, 11-rebound performance, his third double-double this season.
Maryland feasted at the line all night, knocking down 25 of their 29 attempts.
Indiana (15-7, 6-5) was led by Trayce Jackson-Davis, who had 18 points and 20 rebounds, a new XFINITY Center single-game record. Current Big Ten Freshman of the Week Jalen Hood-Schifino was held to just three points, as he missed 13 of his 14 field goal attempts.
Willard's Takes
"I thought both teams were great defensively tonight. It was a really physical battle, a typical conference game in February. Loved the effort. I thought our double-teams were really great, and I thought their defense was just as good. It was a really well-played defensive game on both sides."
"I thought JuJu was awesome…Trayce Jackson-Davis is a big-time player and I think JuJu is slowly turning into just as much of a big-time player. To sit here and battle the bigs he's had to battle for the past five games, and to, if not win it, break even, it just shows you how far Julian has come."
From The Guys
"I just tried to take on that challenge," Reese said of going up against Jackson-Davis. "With him being so highly-touted in this conference and in the country, I kinda took that personally. I tried to go at him a bit. I feel like I did what I had to do to help get us a dub."
"We're 6-0 at home (in Big Ten play) for a reason and the crowd is a huge part of that," Young said. "Their energy is huge and we're thankful for them. We just appreciate them for bringing that energy and bringing that atmosphere. It gives us some extra energy and extra pride to go get wins."
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland trailed by a slim 15-13 margin at the under-12 media timeout. Jahmir Young scored seven of the Terps' first nine points.
- After the Hoosiers pulled ahead 22-15 and forced a timeout from Kevin Willard, an emphatic dunk by Reese and the first triple of the night from Scott brought the Terps within 22-20. Indiana scored on the ensuing possession, but Young answered with a three to make it a 24-23 game with 6:34 remaining in the half.
- Keyed by making frequent trips to the line and knocking down nine free throws in the final 4:28 of play in the half, the Terps stormed ahead, taking a 37-29 lead at halftime. Maryland finished the first half on a 14-3 run.
- The Hoosiers cut the deficit to two points on two separate occasions early in the second, but Maryland responded with a quick 6-0 run to gain separation at the 13:11 mark, leading 37-45.
- Scott scored 10 of his 19 points in the second half, especially asserting his dominance in the final five minutes of play.
For The Win
- Maryland picked up its fourth NCAA NET Quad 1 victory of the season in beating No. 21 Indiana. The Terps also have wins over No. 26 Illinois, No. 29 Ohio State and No. 47 Miami, Fla.
- The Terps have six total wins against Quad 1 and 2 opponents along with wins over No. 74 Wisconsin and No. 85 Saint Louis.
- The Terps have now beaten three teams ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll at the time of the game, with all three wins coming at home, defeating then-No. 16 Illinois (71-66 on Dec. 2) and then-No. 24 Ohio State (80-73 on Jan. 8).
Defense!
- The Terps held their opponent to less than 60 points for the 10th time this season and fourth time in the last five games.
- Maryland has held opponents to just 57.8 points per game over the last five games.
- Maryland has held 11 of 21 opponents to 40 percent or less from the floor, including Indiana shooting 37.5 on Tuesday.
- Over the last five games. opponents are shooting 41.8 from the field including 31.3 from three-point range.
Home Cookin'
- Maryland has now won a program-record tying nine consecutive Big Ten conference games at XFINITY, including all six games this season and the final three of last season.
- The Terps last won nine consecutive home Big Ten games in 2014-15 - Maryland's first season in the league. In 2019-20, Maryland won eight straight Big Ten games.
- The Terps are 12-1 at home this season with the lone loss coming to No. 8 UCLA.
- This is the 29th consecutive year Maryland has won at least 10 games at home, dating to the 1993-94 season.
Double-Figures Update
- Young reached double-digit scoring for the 19th time in 22 games – and eighth game in a row – this season with 20 points. He has now scored at least ten points 94 times in his career.
- Scott's 19 points put him in double-figures for the 13th time this season and 58th time in his career.
- With 10 points Reese scored in double-digits for the 10th time this season and 17th game of his career.
Dynamic Duo
- Maryland improved to 11-1 this season when Jahmir Young and Donta Scott have combined for 30-or-more points in a game. The pair combined for 39 tonight.
Fear The Jahmir
- With 20 points, Young scored 20 points for the seventh time this season and fifth time in his last seven games.
- It was the 39th time in his career with 32 coming at Charlotte that he scored 20-plus points.
- Young had five rebounds or more for the 11th time this season and 58th time in his 107 game career with six on Tuesday. He has at least five boards in five of his last seven games.
- Over his last seven games, Young is averaging 18.0 points and 5.4rebounds per game along .
Donta In The Record Books
- Scott moved up to No. 38 in the all-time scoring records for Maryland with 1,195 career points. He passed Mike Jones (1,180 from 2003-07) and is now chasing No. 37 Larry Gibson (1,198 from 1975-79).
- Scott also climbed the program rebounding ranks, moving to No. 25 all-time with 630. He passed No. 26 Travis Garrison (628 boards from 2002-06) and No. 25 Lawrence Boston (629 boards from 1975-78). Next up is No. 24 Evers Burns who recorded 634 rebounds in the years 1989-93.
Notes and Nuggets
- Maryland had zero turnovers in the first half, marking the first time this season to have none in any half of play.
- The Terps are now 14-0 when they lead at halftime and have won 19 consecutive games when leading at the half, dating back to last season.
- Reese had double-figure rebounds for the third time this season.
- Maryland's 27 free throw attempts marked the 10th time this season the Terps had 20-or-more chances at the charity stripe. It marked the fifth time this season to hit more than 20 free throws (23) which ranked as the tied for second-most of the year for any game. It also was the second straight game with 20 free throw makes after hitting 24 against Wisconsin.
- With 37 minutes of action tonight, Hakim Hart has now played over 30 minutes in seven consecutive games for the Terps.
- Among the dignataries in the house for the game were Hall of Fame Coach Gary Williams, head football coach Michael Locksley and Maryland legendary alum Scott Van Pelt.
- Maryland students held their annual Flash Mob late in the first half during the Under-8 timeout as they danced in a choreographed effort to raise the excitement in XFINITY Center.
Up Next
- After a three-game homestead, the Terps now hit the road for their next two games. First up is a match-up at Minnesota on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9 pm EST. The game will air on Big Ten Network and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
