COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Indiana has been plagued by slow starts for over a month.
When the problem was finally solved, the solution was untenable, as the No. 22-ranked Hoosiers fell 78-75 to Maryland on Friday night at the XFinity Center.
IU led 14-2 five minutes into the game and led by as much as 14 in the first half. The Hoosiers played stifling defense and were getting the shots they wanted.
IU head coach Archie Miller said his team was locked in from the beginning.
“We played really hard defensively,” Miller said. “We competed really hard, I think, to start the game.