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2021-22 Game 28: 2/24 @Indiana 7PM FS1


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#1 BSLZackKiesel

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 07:23 AM

Winners of their last two games, Maryland will hit the road to face Indiana on Thursday night. The Hoosiers currently sit at 16-10 (7-9) and have lost five straight games. Mike Woodson's squad hasn't picked up a victory since they played the Terps in College Park nearly a month ago, a game they won 68-55. They still boasts the conference's best defense, but have struggled mightily on the offensive end of late.

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  • Maryland: #91 (#77 AdjO, #109 AdjD; #211 AdjT)
  • Indiana: #48 (#121 AdjO, #18 AdjD; #179 AdjT)

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 08:15 AM

They battled Ohio St hard last night in a losing effort in OT in Columbus. Think this is a double digit L unfortunately. Indiana is desperate at this point.

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 11:31 AM

They battled Ohio St hard last night in a losing effort in OT in Columbus. Think this is a double digit L unfortunately. Indiana is desperate at this point.

Maybe, but Maryland seemed to have some extra pep last night.  Maybe they are in a good place right now.  It will be interesting to see if they can play well again on Thursday.


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Posted 22 February 2022 - 11:53 AM


Maybe, but Maryland seemed to have some extra pep last night. Maybe they are in a good place right now. It will be interesting to see if they can play well again on Thursday.

I love the positive vibes. I just think Indiana is a real opponent, as to where the previous two wins came against the equivalent of teams you’d play in your OOC slate in Nebraska and PSU. So I just can’t read into these past two wins, as to where I can read into the fact that MD hasn’t beaten a real team since 1/25 at Rutgers. Do they have it in them? Yes. And like you, I’m also quite pleased with how they responded after Iowa. But just feel like a big part of that response was getting to play Nebraska and Penn St. Add to that the fact that Indiana is desperate and played very well last night in Columbus despite the L, I’m just not expecting a contested game. Hope I’m wrong.

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 11:56 AM

The game in College Park was weird.  

 

A chance to get back to .500 overall. 

Still could leapfrog PSU and Indiana in the Big Ten standings. 

 

ESPN's Match-up Predictor gives Indiana a 76.5% chance of winning. 



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Posted 22 February 2022 - 11:58 AM

I love the positive vibes. I just think Indiana is a real opponent, as to where the previous two wins came against the equivalent of teams you’d play in your OOC slate in Nebraska and PSU. So I just can’t read into these past two wins, as to where I can read into the fact that MD hasn’t beaten a real team since 1/25 at Rutgers. Do they have it in them? Yes. And like you, I’m also quite pleased with how they responded after Iowa. But just feel like a big part of that response was getting to play Nebraska and Penn St. Add to that the fact that Indiana is desperate and played very well last night in Columbus despite the L, I’m just not expecting a contested game. Hope I’m wrong.

All good and fair points.  I am by no means counting on Maryland to win, but I think they can stand up in this game if they are aggressive and play an attacking style like last night.

 

It is also very possible that I am a damn homer who has no idea what he is talking about. :-P


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Posted 22 February 2022 - 01:05 PM

Teams much better than this one got destroyed at Assembly Hall so I'm not feeling good about this one lol


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Posted 22 February 2022 - 01:08 PM


Teams much better than this one got destroyed at Assembly Hall so I'm not feeling good about this one lol

At the same time, for whatever reason, teams much better than this one weren’t able to beat Penn State. So who knows.

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 01:16 PM

At the same time, for whatever reason, teams much better than this one weren’t able to beat Penn State. So who knows.

TBF their issue is normally at PSU, not in College Park

 

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Posted 22 February 2022 - 03:31 PM

They hadn't beaten Penn State period since 12/1/2018.



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Posted 24 February 2022 - 09:07 AM

Indiana enters this game as 6-point favorites.
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Posted 24 February 2022 - 06:59 PM

Starting Five: Russell, Ayala, Hart, Scott, Wahab
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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:05 PM

6-1 Indiana.

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:05 PM

Ayala for 3.

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:06 PM

Ayala misses that open 3.

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:07 PM

Scott hook.

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:07 PM

8-6 Hoosiers

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:08 PM

Indiana plays solid defense.

 

Terps are down 2 at the first TO


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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:12 PM

Scott scores and is fouled

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 07:13 PM

Defense switches and Fatts is blocked




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