BLOOMINGTON, IN – Rodney Rice nailed a 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left in regulation to lift Maryland to a dramatic 79-78 win at Indiana on Sunday. Maryland, No. 19 in the NCAA NET, improved to 16-5 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten play. Maryland has now won three straight, including back-to-back on the road, and five of its last six games. The win was also the Terps' third against a Quad 1 opponent this season.
Rice led the way with 23 points as he shot 8-of-13 from the floor and a career-high 5-for-7 from three-point land. It was his third game this season leading Maryland in scoring. Rice was one of three Terps to knock down three or more 3-pointers. They drilled 12 overall as a team, the seventh time this season they made 10 or more in a game.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 18 points and nine assists. The point guard also has three straight games with 15 or more points and five or more assists.
Selton Miguel provided 15 points, scoring 13 in the second half. He was a critical piece to Maryland's win.
Julian Reese scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, earning his 31st career double-double and ninth this season. He has recorded a double-double in back-to-back games. Since 1996-97, Reese has had the third-most double-doubles of any Terp in program history. Overall, he ranks eighth in program history in double-doubles. The senior big man also blocked two shots and forced a steal.
Rice, Reese and Gillespie all reached double-digit points in the first half. It was the first time three Terps achieved that feat this season. All three tallied 10 first-half points.
Indiana (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten), ranked No. 68 in the NCAA NET, was led by Mackenzie Mgbako (15 points and five rebounds), Myles Rice (16 points and three assists) and Oumar Ballo (14 points and 10 rebounds).
Willard's Take
"[Indiana guard Trey] Galloway jumped it really well," Willard said of Rice's big shot. "I think Ja'Kobi thought he had a layup. And then the biggest thing was I had a senior center that didn't panic. He just took it, dribble hand off and got Rodney a wide-open shot. So it didn't work as designed, but it worked."
Breaking Down The Action
- The first media timeout at 15:04, Indiana led 11-10. However, the Terps briefly held the lead. Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice drilled back-to-back 3-pointers, and Selton Miguel and Derik Queen added shots from the floor.
- The Terps called a timeout as the Hoosiers sparked a brief 6-0 run to take a 19-16 lead at 11:33. However, Maryland responded with a mini 7-0 run, capped off by a dunk by Tafara Gapare, to lead 23-19 with 9:57 to play.
- At the final media timeout in the first half (3:44), Maryland led by one possession, 32-30. Rice paced all Terps with 10 points.
- Maryland went into the locker room, winning 38-37. It led most of the first half, doing so for 13:40. Julian Reese, Gillespie and Rice all pitched in 10 points. It was the first time this season three Terps recorded double-figures in the first half.
- At the 11:07 media timeout in the second half, Maryland expanded its lead to 57-48. It had made five consecutive shots from the floor, including three straight by Miguel. Two were 3-pointers.
- Back-to-back 3-pointers by Gillespie and Rice put Maryland up 70-65 at 5:40 after leading by just one.
- Indiana's Myles Rice hit a 3-pointer with four minutes to go to take a 73-70 lead. It was Indiana's first lead since the first half.
- The Terps brought the game within one after a jumper by Gillespie with 28 seconds to play.
- Rice hit a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining to put the Terps up 79-78 and clinch the win.
Double-Figure Factors
- Rodney Rice netted 23 points and scored in double digits for his 17th career game. It was his 14th game in double figures as a Terp this season.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 18 points and earned his 57th career game in double figures. It was his 17th game scoring double digits this season. He has the most double-figure scoring games among all Terps this season.
- Julian Reese recorded 14 points for his 70th career game in double digits. He has scored double figures for the 14th time this season.
- Selton Miguel tallied 15 points and earned his 76th career game in double figures. It was his 15th as a Terp this season. He leads the Terps in double-digit scoring games and scoring overall with 1,430 career points in his five-year career.
Juju Beast
- Julian Reese scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, recording his 31st career double-double. It was his ninth double-double of the season.
- Since 1996-97, Reese has the third most double-doubles of any Terp in program history. Lonny Baxter (1998-02) and Jordan Williams (2001-11) are tied for the most with 33.
- Overall, he ranks eighth in program history in double-doubles. Larry Gibson (1976-79) is seventh with 32.
- Reese remains eighth on Maryland's all-time rebounds list. He now has 883 boards, Next on the list is No. 7 Larry Gibson (895 from 1975-79) and No. 6 Keith Booth (916 from 1993-97).
- The big man blocked two shots, ranking eighth on Maryland's all-time blocked shots list with 157 in his career. Joe Smith ranks seventh with 190 blocks from 1993-95. Reese is one of nine players in program history to record over 1,100 career points and 800 career rebounds.
Numbers And Nuggets
- 1: Three Terps scored 10 or more points in the first half for the first time this season.
- 3: Maryland has now won three straight and five of its last six games.
- 3: The Terps have three Quad 1 wins this season.
- 5: All five of Maryland's starters average double-digit points.
- 7: This was the seventh time this season that Maryland made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game.
- 7: Derik Queen had his seventh game with 10 or more rebounds.
- 12: This was the 12th game this season that Julian Reese collected 10 or more rebounds.
- 19: The Terps are ranked No. 19 in the NET Rankings.
- 23: The Terps have 23 10-0 or better runs this year.
- 31: Julian Reese posted his 30th career double-double, which is the third-most for a Maryland player since 1996-97.
- 454: The Terps have now made a 3-pointer in 454 consecutive games.
- 1,430: Selton Miguel leads the Terps with 1,430 career points in his five-year career.
Up Next
- Maryland returns to XFINITY Center on Jan. 29 to play No. 18 Wisconsin (7 p.m.). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and broadcast on the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
