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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 15 at Maryland
1/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play at Maryland on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the XFINITY Center in College Park. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN with Jason Horowitz (PxP) and Steve Smith (Analyst) on the call.
• Maryland (7-7, 0-3 B1G) is under the direction of first-year head coach Buzz Williams. He is in his 19th season as a collegiate head coach with previous stops at Marquette (2008-14), Virginia Tech (2014-19), and Texas A&M (2019-25).
• Senior forward Pharrel Payne, who has missed the last three games, leads the Terrapins in points (17.5) and blocks (1.1) per game. The A&M transfer has averaged 7.2 rebounds a night. Graduate guard David Coit has averaged 13.3 points and 3.0 assists per outing. Freshman guard Darius Adams has posted 12.5 points per night, while senior forward Solomon Washington has added 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in six games played.
• Redshirt junior guard Myles Rice, a former Hoosier, has averaged 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per night.
• Maryland gets to the charity strips 26.2 times per contest and hits free throws at a 75.5% clip as a team. On average, the Terrapins outscore their opponent by 6.4 points per game from the free throw line.
Game Information
Jan. 7, 2026 • 6:30 PM ET
XFINITY Center (17,300) • College Park, Md.
TV: BTN (Jason Horowitz, Steve Smith)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 14-10
Last Meeting: MARY 79, IU 78 on Jan. 26, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• The Hoosiers have won 14 times in the 24-game series against the Terrapins. Since Maryland joined the Big Ten, IU is 9-8 and has won six of the last eight matchups.
• Indiana pulled out an 83-78 contest the last time the Hoosiers traveled to College Park (March 3, 2024). Mackenzie Mgbako netted a game-high 24 points to lead IU.
• The two sides met in the 2002 National Championship game, a title won by Maryland by a score of 64-52 in Atlanta.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (11-3, 2-1 B1G) scored 1.48 points per possession, shot 51.7% (31-of-60) from the floor, made 12 3-pointers, and turned the ball over just four times in a 90-80 victory over Washington on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson scored a game-high 22 points, his third straight game over 20, to go along with four rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 39 minutes of run.
• Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright turned in his best offensive performance to date with season highs in points (12) and assists (9). Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway produced 20 points (18 in the first half) on 4-of-4 shooting from distance.
• Freshman forward Trent Sisley added 10 second-half points to lead the IU bench that recorded a 26-11 advantage over the visiting Huskies.
That's an Offensive Stat
• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08. In total, Indiana has scored 85-plus points seven times.
• IU has averaged 85.1 points per contest and shot 48.7% (52nd nationally) from the floor, 36.6% (65th) from the 3-point line, 77.4% (27th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 57.8% (17th).
• The Hoosiers have averaged 96.3 points per game in three high-major games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In those games, IU has shot 100-of-178 (56.2%) from the floor, 39-of-92 (42.4%) from the 3-point line, and 50-of-64 (78.1%) from the free throw line. Indiana is 10-0 in front of Hoosier Nation this season.
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in six games, the most in a single season since 2022-23. IU handed out a season-best 30 dimes against Penn State on Dec. 9, 2025, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The total marked the second-most and program history and the most in a Big Ten game since 1981.
• The Hoosiers average 18.8 helpers per night and have assisted on 66.2% of its made field goals, the seventh-best rate in the country.
• Indiana boasts an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.80, the 13th-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 263 assists (on 397 made field goals) compared to 146 turnovers. Four Hoosiers average at least 2.0 assists per outing, led by 4.9 from redshirt senior guard Conor Enright.
• Four Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson. He has averaged 19.2 points per night on 41.7% (48-of-115) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least four 3-pointers in six games.
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• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play at Maryland on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the XFINITY Center in College Park. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN with Jason Horowitz (PxP) and Steve Smith (Analyst) on the call.
• Maryland (7-7, 0-3 B1G) is under the direction of first-year head coach Buzz Williams. He is in his 19th season as a collegiate head coach with previous stops at Marquette (2008-14), Virginia Tech (2014-19), and Texas A&M (2019-25).
• Senior forward Pharrel Payne, who has missed the last three games, leads the Terrapins in points (17.5) and blocks (1.1) per game. The A&M transfer has averaged 7.2 rebounds a night. Graduate guard David Coit has averaged 13.3 points and 3.0 assists per outing. Freshman guard Darius Adams has posted 12.5 points per night, while senior forward Solomon Washington has added 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in six games played.
• Redshirt junior guard Myles Rice, a former Hoosier, has averaged 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per night.
• Maryland gets to the charity strips 26.2 times per contest and hits free throws at a 75.5% clip as a team. On average, the Terrapins outscore their opponent by 6.4 points per game from the free throw line.
Game Information
Jan. 7, 2026 • 6:30 PM ET
XFINITY Center (17,300) • College Park, Md.
TV: BTN (Jason Horowitz, Steve Smith)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 14-10
Last Meeting: MARY 79, IU 78 on Jan. 26, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• The Hoosiers have won 14 times in the 24-game series against the Terrapins. Since Maryland joined the Big Ten, IU is 9-8 and has won six of the last eight matchups.
• Indiana pulled out an 83-78 contest the last time the Hoosiers traveled to College Park (March 3, 2024). Mackenzie Mgbako netted a game-high 24 points to lead IU.
• The two sides met in the 2002 National Championship game, a title won by Maryland by a score of 64-52 in Atlanta.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (11-3, 2-1 B1G) scored 1.48 points per possession, shot 51.7% (31-of-60) from the floor, made 12 3-pointers, and turned the ball over just four times in a 90-80 victory over Washington on Sunday, Jan. 4, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson scored a game-high 22 points, his third straight game over 20, to go along with four rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 39 minutes of run.
• Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright turned in his best offensive performance to date with season highs in points (12) and assists (9). Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway produced 20 points (18 in the first half) on 4-of-4 shooting from distance.
• Freshman forward Trent Sisley added 10 second-half points to lead the IU bench that recorded a 26-11 advantage over the visiting Huskies.
That's an Offensive Stat
• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08. In total, Indiana has scored 85-plus points seven times.
• IU has averaged 85.1 points per contest and shot 48.7% (52nd nationally) from the floor, 36.6% (65th) from the 3-point line, 77.4% (27th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 57.8% (17th).
• The Hoosiers have averaged 96.3 points per game in three high-major games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In those games, IU has shot 100-of-178 (56.2%) from the floor, 39-of-92 (42.4%) from the 3-point line, and 50-of-64 (78.1%) from the free throw line. Indiana is 10-0 in front of Hoosier Nation this season.
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in six games, the most in a single season since 2022-23. IU handed out a season-best 30 dimes against Penn State on Dec. 9, 2025, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The total marked the second-most and program history and the most in a Big Ten game since 1981.
• The Hoosiers average 18.8 helpers per night and have assisted on 66.2% of its made field goals, the seventh-best rate in the country.
• Indiana boasts an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.80, the 13th-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 263 assists (on 397 made field goals) compared to 146 turnovers. Four Hoosiers average at least 2.0 assists per outing, led by 4.9 from redshirt senior guard Conor Enright.
• Four Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson. He has averaged 19.2 points per night on 41.7% (48-of-115) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least four 3-pointers in six games.
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For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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