IUWBB @ Maryland - 2/25/22 @ 8:00 on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The final game of the regular season will take place on the road as No. 10 Indiana meets No. 13 Maryland on Friday night in College Park. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
 
#10/10 INDIANA (19-6, 11-4 B1G) AT #13/13 MARYLAND (20-7, 12-4 B1G)
Friday, February 25, 2022 • 8 p.m. ET
Xfinity Center • College Park, Md.
Broadcast: Big Ten Network (Sloane Martin, Christy Winters Scott)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render)
Live Stats: UMTerps.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
 
ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Maryland
Teri Moren	Brenda Frese
Career Record: 366-215 (19th Season)	Career Record: 589-168 (23rd Season)
Indiana Record: 167-85 (8th Season)	Maryland Record: 532-137 (20th Season)

 
ABOUT THE TERRAPINS
Maryland is coming off a 71-59 setback at league-leading Michigan on Sunday afternoon after winning its previous eight games. They are led by sophomore guard/forward Angel Reese who averages 17.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. The Terps average 79.5 points per game this season and shoot 43.9 percent from the floor.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Maryland leads 11-1
 
LAST MEETING
1/2/22 – W, 70-63 (OT) (Bloomington, Ind.)
 
NOTES

• The Hoosiers will look to close the season on a high note after dropping a series of games to No. 22 Iowa last week. They Faced the Hawkeyes twice in three days and are coming off a stretch of seven games in 15 days in the month of February.
• Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes and senior guard Grace Berger and lead the way for Indiana, averaging 16.6 and 16.2 points, respectively.  
• Senior forward Aleksa Gulbe adds 13.1 points per game, as she's elevated her play in the last eight games. She has scored in double figures in seven of those contests, adding 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the floor and 78.0 percent at the free throw line.
• On the heels of its 20^th win of the season, Indiana needs one more victory to notch its 11^th 20-win season in school history. It would be the seventh-straight season with 20 wins or more, the longest streak in program history.
• Indiana has three players up for national awards that fans can vote on. Berger and Holmes are you for positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA, Cheryl Miller and Lisa Leslie Awards, respectively. Fans can visit hoophall.com to vote daily for the Hoosier duo. Ali Patberg is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, an acronym for Community, Classroom, Character, Competition. Fans can also vote daily at seniorclassaward.com.

 
UP NEXT
The Big Ten Tournament will take place March 2-6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The complete tournament bracket will be announced following the conclusion of games on Sunday, Feb. 27.

[Todd41]

This is a must win game for both teams and I expect to see both teams play like it from the opening tip.

 

[mamasa]

I spoke with a marketing rep from 105.1 today, talking about WBB. I told her that I really enjoyed Austin Render on the mic, that he'd had big shoes to fill after Greg Murray left. She seemed genuinely grateful for the feedback and said she'd let Austin know. I directed her to btownbanners and told her we have an active WBB board :) 

[Stuhoo]

Seems like Holmes is starting to get back to full game speed.

We need that to be the case a whole lot.

[Aaron]

Winner all but clinches home games in NCAA Tournament.

Terps are like IU in that they have five balanced players who can all score 20 on a given night, but no superstars. Also, like IU they play only about a seven-person rotation. 

Huge game!

[Todd41]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Seems like Holmes is starting to get back to full game speed.

We need that to be the case a whole lot.

From the IDS article on this game:
 

Moren said the Hoosiers were able to take Tuesday off before beginning preparation for Friday’s game, and Holmes was able to have her first real practice since returning to play, which gave hope to Holmes and the rest of the team.

“For the first time in eight weeks, Mack was able to actually get up and down the floor,” Moren said. “I think that we’ve seen her, in each game, look a little more comfortable. But unfortunately it’s been having to do that inside of real life games.”

Holmes is still not up to 100 percent, and hasn’t had time outside of highly competitive games to get back in her groove.

“Mack is about 60 percent right now. Mack is not even close to being 100 percent,” Moren said. “However, Mack continues to look like herself more each game and that gives us great hope.”

Moren said she anticipates Holmes matching up with Maryland’s leading scorer, sophomore forward Angel Reese. Reese averages 17.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. In Indiana’s win over Maryland, Reese scored 22 points and 12 rebounds for her eighth double-double season. Reese now has 15 double-doubles.

 

I think Coach was being a bit coy in quoting Mack being at 60% leading into this game.  Maybe closer to 80% as a guess.

 

 

[Aaron]

No Owusu for Maryland tonight which is huge.

[Todd41]

Not a good start

[LamarCheeks]

I'm still getting used to this being a road game and us wearing white. 

[Todd41]

These B10 announcers are annoying.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Patberg got assist No. 500 in her IUWBB career. The third player in program history to reach that milestone.

[LamarCheeks]

Had our chances, but just couldn't hit critical shots down the stretch. 

That last possession was awful. 

Miss out on the double bye in the B1G tourney. 

[Aaron]

This team has to show they can beat good teams which they have not done since Mac's injury. 

Their is no question in my mind they will win big Thursday of Big Ten Tourney and First Round of NCAA Tournament as they have done against bad teams all year. The question is can they beat good teams Fri-Sun of Big Ten Tourney and Round of 32 and on of NCAA Tourney.

To win next week on Friday IU needs NCH to be much better. Everyone else was decent or good tonight and Mac looked stronger yet again. If the other four can repeat that performance and NCH is even a little better team has much better chance to win.

IU will face on Friday:

1. If Mich wins its Iowa regardless 

2. If Iowa wins and OSU losses they face OSU

3. If Iowa wins and OSU wins they face Maryland