Takeaways from Maryland men’s basketball’s loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament

CHICAGO — Sixth-seeded Maryland males’s basketball fell to third-seeded Indiana, 70-60, within the quarterfinals of the Massive Ten Match late Friday night time.

Indiana superior to play No. 10-seed Penn State within the second semifinal, and the winner of that recreation will play the winner of the primary semifinal between top-seeded Purdue and No. 13-seed Ohio State within the title recreation on Sunday.

Listed here are a couple of takeaways from Friday night time’s recreation.

Indiana’s stars outplayed Maryland’s.

In March, video games typically come right down to which group’s greatest gamers present up on a given night time. Indiana’s star energy can match any group within the nation with the mixture of All-American ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis and freshman sensation Jalen Hood-Schifino.

When the 2 groups first met on Jan. 31, Maryland defeated the Hoosiers, 66-55. In that recreation, Jackson-Davis tallied 18 factors and 20 rebounds, however Hood-Schifino had one in all his worst showings of the season. He had simply three factors on 1-of-14 taking pictures.

Each of these gamers refused to be held down Friday. Jackson-Davis put up one other sturdy displaying with 24 factors and 9 rebounds, however the true distinction was Hood-Schifino, who had 19 factors together with a clutch three with the shot clock winding down late.

“The three he made on the finish of the shot clock, he’s a professional. That’s what professionals do. Professionals make big-time pictures,” Maryland head coach Kevin Willard stated. “However I assumed transition was the largest distinction.”

Then again, 4 Maryland gamers scored in double figures however none jumped off the web page. Don Carey had 11 — his taking pictures has been a lot improved of late — Hakim Hart had 16 and Donta Scott had 10, though he missed his final six pictures. The opposite double-digit Maryland scorer was Jahmir Younger, who had 12 factors.

At face worth, Younger’s 27 factors in two video games appears to be like stable. However he shot a mixed 5-for-28 in his two video games in Chicago — sufficient to beat Minnesota, however not a group of Indiana’s caliber. He was confronted with the daunting process of being matched up with 6-foot-6 Hood-Schifino and couldn’t assert himself.

“For Jahmir, I assumed Race [Thompson] did a heck of a job on switches,” Willard stated. “I assumed they did a very good job of simply being bodily with us. You recognize, having to play a tricky recreation final night time, I assumed Jahmir was — he did the very best he can in opposition to their dimension.”

Younger was a borderline first-team all-conference choice, and though he ended up on the second group, he’s a very powerful piece of Maryland’s offense. When he struggles to get going, it’s simple for Maryland to go stagnant. If the Terps wish to win a recreation within the NCAA Match, Younger must step up.

Foul hassle modified the sport.

A theme all season, Maryland ahead Julian Reese discovered himself in foul hassle as soon as once more Friday. However he wasn’t the one one this time. Patrick Emilien, Reese’s typical substitute, fouled out.

It was an analogous scene the night time earlier than, when Maryland discovered itself with a number of gamers in critical foul hassle. As was the case with Younger’s play, Maryland can’t afford to be with out Reese for lengthy quantities of time. And if he’s on the courtroom, he can’t afford to be tentative when dealing with the likes of Jackson-Davis, who’s a grasp at making the most of such conditions.

A complete of 32 fouls have been known as throughout Friday’s recreation — 16 on every group. The officers made their presence felt, for higher or worse, and had an element in maintaining a few of both group’s greatest gamers off the courtroom. Race Thompson and Trey Galloway each had 4 fouls for Indiana.

Maryland’s NCAA Match resume is remaining.

Maryland gained’t should sweat when the NCAA Match bracket is launched on Sunday, however it may possibly not enhance its at-large resume. Primarily, the Terps did what was anticipated of them within the Massive Ten Match — beat a lower-seeded group and lose to a higher-seeded one. That may in all chance find yourself with Maryland proper about the place it began the postseason.

Coming into Friday, Maryland was projected by virtually each main outlet as an eight seed within the NCAA Match. That might arrange a matchup with a 9 seed, possible a group that matches up effectively with the Terps, but additionally a possible second-round showdown with a No. 1 seed.

Statistically talking, video games between eight and 9 seeds are a digital toss-up, however eight seeds advance previous the second spherical almost twice as typically as nines — it’s nonetheless unusual, although. Whether or not the Terps keep on the eight line or drop to the 9 might have as a lot to do with what they’ve carried out as what different groups in an analogous realm accomplish this weekend.

Contemplating preseason expectations making the NCAA Match by itself may be thought of a victory, however Maryland should have success there to go away a great style in its followers’ mouths. Regardless, Willard is maintaining a constructive outlook.

“I like my group. I don’t know what I’ve to refocus,” he stated. “We’ve gained 21 video games. … Come Choice Sunday, we’re going to have fun the truth that — once more, we misplaced at Ohio State, who’s within the semifinals and simply gained 6 out of seven, and we misplaced on a buzzer-beater at Penn State, which has now gained 7 of 8. I’m not refocusing something. I’m going to have fun, and we’re going to have an enormous get together on Sunday.”