An afternoon that began with a celebration of the Maryland men’s basketball team’s seniors ended in misery following a second-half collapse that led to an 83-78 loss to Indiana on Sunday.
In losing for the fourth time in five games, Maryland (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) failed to protect a 16-point lead with less than 18 minutes to play. Uncharacteristically porous defense allowed the Hoosiers to storm back and move in front for good at 66-64 on Trey Galloway’s putback with 8:20 to play. The Terps’ deficit was as wide as 11 in the final minutes.
Although the Terps trimmed their margin to 77-72 on Jahmir Young’s three-pointer with 1:56 to play, Indiana (16-13, 8-10) settled the outcome by making four consecutive free throws down the stretch in front of a stunned Xfinity Center crowd.