Wbb vs #5 Maryland 1/30 @ 2 pm EST

[mamasa 14,818]

Class of '66 felt sorry for my bruised ego, so here's the lowdown on the game tomorrow....

 

 

THE OPENING TIP
Indiana will head to College Park, Md. to take on No. 5/5 Maryland on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. ET inside the Xfinity Center. The game can be heard online at IUHoosiers.com with Greg Murray on the call. The contest is also available as a live video stream on BTN Plus.
 

Indiana (13-8, 5-4) at No. 5/5 Maryland (18-2, 7-1)
Saturday, Jan. 30 • 2 p.m. ET
Xfinity Center • College Park, Md.
Live Video: BTN Plus
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)

 

 

DID YOU KNOW? 
• Indiana makes its second ever visit on Saturday to the Xfinity Center, as Maryland topped the Hoosiers last year in College Park, 83-72, on Feb. 26, 2015.
• With IU's win over Rutgers, it gave Indiana's its third straight Big Ten victory and improved the Hoosiers to 5-4 at the halfway point of conference play. The five wins are the best by an IU team at the halfway point of Big Ten play since 2008-09, which is also the same year the Hoosiers last won three straight conference games.
• With Indiana's win at then-No. 20 Northwestern on Jan. 24, it gave IU its third victory over a ranked opponent this season, tying for the most wins over ranked foes in a single regular season in program history.
• This year marks the fourth time in program history and the first time in 18 years that Indiana has defeated three ranked opponents during regular season play. IU downed three ranked teams during the regular season schedule previously during 1985-86, 1993-94 and 1997-98.
• The three ranked wins marks the most victories over nationally ranked opponents in a single year since 2001-02 (4 total that year, 2 in B1G Tournament).
• Indiana's 91 points in the win at Northwestern are the second most points ever scored by a Hoosier team against a ranked opponent with the most coming in a 95-86 win over No. 19/18 Northwestern in Assembly Hall on Jan. 26, 1996.
• The point total at NU was also the most points scored in a Big Ten game by an IU team since Jan. 11 2001 (92 vs. Minnesota) and the most points scored in a road conference game since Feb. 16, 1997 (103 at Minnesota).
• Tyra Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 25 straight games dating back to last year, the longest such streak for an IU player since Quacy Barnes scored in double digits in 37-consecutive games to end the 1996-97 season and to start 1997-98. Buss leads the team in scoring (18.8 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.8 spg).
• Cahill is averaging 15.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in Big Ten games only so far this season, making her one of just four players in the league averaging those totals in conference play.

 

MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

Maryland sits a half game out of first place in the Big Ten standings coming into Saturday's game. The Terrapins rank in the top 10 nationally in assist-turnover ratio, assists, assists per game, field goal percentage, rebound margin, rebounds, scoring margin, scoring offense and 3-point field goal percentage. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough leads Maryland with 18.1 ppg while shooting 55.8 percent from the field and 60.6 percent from beyond the arc to lead the country. Brionna Jones leads the nation in field goal percentage, hitting on 66.5 percent while averaging 14.8 ppg and 9.4 rpg. Brene Mosley adds 13.0 ppg off the bench for the Terps and also shoots at a high clip at 53.6 percent.
 
BEST BIG TEN FIRST HALF IN SEVEN YEARS
With three straight wins in conference play, the Hoosiers finished the first half of the Big Ten schedule with a 5-4 record, the program's most wins in the first half of the league slate since the 2008-09 season when IU started 7-2. Indiana's three straight Big Ten wins are also the most consecutive victories in conference play since that same year as IU had a stretch where it won four straight B1G contests in Jan. 2009

 

IU TIES FOR MOST RANKED WINS IN SINGLE REGULAR SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY

With Indiana's defeat of then-No. 20 Northwestern on the road on Jan. 24, it gave the 2015-16 Hoosiers their third win over a ranked opponent this season. It marks the first time that IU has downed three ranked teams in the same year since 2001-02 (including Big Ten Tournament games) and it is the first time since 1997-98 that the Hoosiers have won three games over ranked opponents in a single regular season.
 
The three ranked wins ties for the most victories over ranked foes in a single regular season in program history as IU achieved that feat just three times prior to this year in 1985-86, 1993-94 and 1997-98. It is the sixth time ever in program history that an IU team has defeated three or more nationally ranked teams for an entire season (including Big Ten Tournament and postseason games).

 

**iuhoosiers.com

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

You let a rookie solo and he fails to give you the link to the game stats:  http://www.umterps.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml

 

You kids today!   :angry:  

[mamasa 14,818]

I guess in this case, it's a good thing only about 10 of read this thread, lol!

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Tough one today. The good thing is we have matched our B1G win total from last year with 9 games remaining. Making progress. Go Hoosiers!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Down 23 - 10; tough first Q.  Only made 4 of 18 shots and MD made 10 of 18.  Also very badly out-rebounded.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Held their own in the 2nd Q but down 38 - 27 at the half.  Shooting only 29% from the field; MD at 48%.  Also losing the rebound battle 24 - 18.  Only 5 TO's which is exceptionally good for the Ladies.  Buss with 9; Cahill with 7.  Anderson 6 reb; Cahill with 5.

[mamasa 14,818]

Wish I could see the game.  I can't tell from listening whether we're just off, or Maryland is grinding us down.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Wish I could see the game.  I can't tell from listening whether we're just off, or Maryland is grinding us down.

Probably a little of both but on paper Maryland is the superior team and we're playing on their court.  Really rough 3rd Q; just can't buy a basket and MD continue to shoot around 50% from the floor.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Ugh and Ugh.  Really rough 3rd Q and the Ladies trail 70 - 39.  Just one of those days.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Just like two weeks ago, Minnesota's way of guarding Yogi is to put their hands all over him and arm-bar him to death. 

Maybe wrong thread??

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Mercifully it's over.  Lead had stretched to 30 and the Ladies were able to pare it down to an 86 - 63 loss to the Terrapins.  Lousy shooting % the entire game and MD shoots 53% for the game.  Cahill with 14 and Buss with 13 pts.  Need to forget about this one and look forward to being  Back Home Again in Indiana on the 4th for Iowa and again at home on the 7th for Nebraska.

[HoosierBoy96 3]

This wasn't exactly an unexpected surprise and there's certainly no reason for the Hoosiers to hang their heads in disappointment because Maryland has had an excellent women's basketball program for year's and has only just here recently faced Uconn the best team in the whole country and quite possibly could've pulled off the upset had they not stumbled and eventually faltered late in the final quarter of the game. Basically, it's no reason to lose any belief or faith in this Hoosiers women's basketball squad because they'll eventually break through and become an elite women's basketball program and they'll definitely be one of the best team's in the Big Ten Conference and also in all of Division 1 Women's College Basketball come tipoff time in the opening game of next year's basketball season. Mark my word's there's something very special happening with the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball program.

[JSHoosier 19,559]

This wasn't exactly an unexpected surprise and there's certainly no reason for the Hoosiers to hang their heads in disappointment because Maryland has had an excellent women's basketball program for year's and has only just here recently faced Uconn the best team in the whole country and quite possibly could've pulled off the upset had they not stumbled and eventually faltered late in the final quarter of the game. Basically, it's no reason to lose any belief or faith in this Hoosiers women's basketball squad because they'll eventually break through and become an elite women's basketball program and they'll definitely be one of the best team's in the Big Ten Conference and also in all of Division 1 Women's College Basketball come tipoff time in the opening game of next year's basketball season. Mark my word's there's something very special happening with the Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball program.

An elite program puts that kind of team on the floor on a regular basis, not just one year.  I'd love to see it happen, but I'm doubtful.

 

For IUWBB to take the next step they need to land more players the caliber of a Tyra Buss, not just land a Tyra Buss and hope some of the lower caliber players pan out.  You need to land a player the caliber of Tyra Buss and a year or two later land another player of a similar caliber to pair with her, it's why I wanted to land Jackie Young.  Indiana and the surrounding states produces enough talent to do that, but it's very difficult to convince the good ones to come to a doormat program with no history on a regular basis.  

 

Team's like UCONN pull in multiple players as good as Buss, or better, on a regular basis (the WNBA is littered with UCONN products) and having a coach like Auriemma helps.