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Maryland 68, Indiana 66
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All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Swingman Dez Wells and guard Melo Trimble scored 18 points apiece as No. 19 Maryland held on to beat Indiana 68-66 Wednesday before 15,304 fans at the Xfinity Center.
Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell finished with 23 points, but he missed a 3-pointer with about four seconds left and a 2-point try at the buzzer.
The Terps (20-5, 8-4) improved to 15-1 at home this season, including 6-0 against conference foes. Maryland is tied for second in the conference with Ohio State, which beat Penn State earlier Wednesday.
Forward Jake Layman scored on a close-range bank shot with 1:02 left to give the Terps a 63-61 lead, and Maryland never trailed again. Trimble hit two free throws with 29.6 seconds left to make it 65-61, and the Hoosiers (17-8, 7-5) cut it to 65-63 with 22.8 seconds to go.
Layman made two free throws with 19.2 seconds remaining to make it 67-63, but Ferrell connected on a 3-pointer with 14.3 seconds to go, trimming the margin to 67-66. Wells missed the first free throw with 12.5 seconds left and hit the second to make it 68-66 before Maryland called time to set up their defense.
The Terps, whose biggest lead in the first half was five, got a little more separation in the second half. Reserve swingman Jared Nickens hit a 3-pointer to give Maryland a 47-42 lead.
Minutes later, Nickens hit another 3-pointer, and Wells scored inside to make it 57-51 with 5:09 left. However, Ferrell hit another 3-pointer to tie the game at 57 with 3:37 left.
Maryland led 35-34 at halftime as Trimble had 11 points. Ferrell had 13 for the Hoosiers in the opening 20 minutes, and the lead changed hands 12 times.
Freshman Jordan Fuchs was added to the Indiana roster for Wednesday’s game, but he did not play. From Christ the King in New York, the 6-foot-6 forward was a tight end on the football team for the Hoosiers. He averaged 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a prep senior.
NOTES: The teams split their season series. The Hoosiers beat the visiting Terrapins 89-70 on Jan. 22. … Among those on hand were Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Torrey Smith, a wideout for the Ravens who played at Maryland. … A moment of silence was held for former North Carolina coach Dean Smith, who died last weekend. … Both teams entered the game with three players averaging at least 13 points per contest. For Indiana, it was G James Blackmon (16.3), G Yogi Ferrell (16.0) and F and Virginia native Troy Williams (13.3). For Maryland, it was G Melo Trimble (15.4), G/F Dez Wells (13.9) and F Jake Layman (13.5). … Ferrell has now made a 3-pointer in 56 games in a row, the longest active streak in the nation, as he made four-of-four long shots in the first half. … Indiana sophomore G Stanford Robinson is from Landover, Md., less than 10 miles from College Park. He came off the bench to score one point in the first half.
