Box Score BLOOMINGTON, IN – Maryland lost its Big Ten Conference opener against Indiana, 65-53, Friday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. 
 
Jahmir Young led the Terps with 20 points and Julian Reese joined him in double figures with 14 points and team-best eight boards.
 
Maryland drops to 4-4 and 0-1 in the Big Ten.
 
Kel'el Ware paced Indiana with 18 points and 14 boards, while three other Hoosiers scored in double figures. Indiana improves to 6-1 with a 1-0 Big Ten standing.
 
Breaking Down the Action

• Indiana jumped out to an 8-2 lead early on four made layups.
• The Hoosiers extended their lead to 18-6 with an 8-0 run.
• Maryland connected on five consecutive field goal attempts, cutting the deficit to 25-18.
• Thanks to a pair of Jahari Long layups, the Terps compiled a 6-0 scoring stretch to shorten Indiana's lead to 31-24.
• Two Mackenzie Mgbako buckets guided an 8-0 Hoosier run as Indiana secured a 39-24 advantage.
• The Terps went into the halftime break trailing 40-28.
• Indiana pulled away in the second half with a 14-3 run, widening the gap to 58-35.
• DeShawn Harris-Smith compiled seven straight points as part of a 10-point run to cut the lead to 61-49.
• Maryland matched Indiana's second-half scoring effort, 25-25, but could not close the deficit.

 
Double-Figure Factors

• Jahmir Young reached double-figures for the seventh time this season and the 113th game of his career in which Young has reached double-figures. He also extended his consecutive games scoring streak to 129.
• Julian Reese hit double-digits for the seventh time this season and the 36th time in his career. He has scored in double-figures in each of the last five games.

 
Fear The Jahmir 

• With 20 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,105 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,653). 
• Young is the only active player in the nation with 2,000+ points, 600+ rebounds and 350+ assists as he has 2,105 points, 642 rebounds and 398 assists.
• Young had 20 points for the 44th time in his career. He is the active Big Ten leader for career 20-point games.

 
Scott Climbing the Charts

• After scoring two points, Donta Scott increased his career total to 1,394 points and inched closer to No. 23 on Maryland's all-time scoring list, a spot occupied by Dez Wells (1,398, 2012-15). 
• Scott grabbed three rebounds to increase his career total to 737 rebounds. He now needs eight to pass No. 12 on the list, the legendary Len Bias, who had 745 from 1982-86. 
• Scott played in his 137th career game as a Terp and is now tied for sixth most in program history alongside Mike Mardesich (1997-01). Scott also started his 122nd career game which ranks sixth-most in program history. 

 
Numbers To Know

• 3: Caelum Swanton-Rodger recorded a career-high three blocks.
• 7: Jahmir Young recorded his seventh double-figure scoring contest of 2023, most on the team.
• 8: Jahari Long scored a season-high eight points.
• 20: Jahmir Young dropped 20 points for the third time this season and the 44th time in his career.

 
Up Next

• Maryland continues Big Ten play at home with a matchup against Penn State for its Red Out Game on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Tip-off from the XFINITY Center is slated for 7 pm on Big Ten Network and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.