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Wilkerson leads Indiana against Maryland after 22-point performance

Indiana Hoosiers (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (7-7, 0-3 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana faces Maryland after Lamar Wilkerson scored 22 points in Indiana’s 90-80 victory against the Washington Huskies.

The Terrapins have gone 4-3 in home games. Maryland is seventh in the Big Ten with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Solomon Washington averaging 3.8.

The Hoosiers are 2-1 in Big Ten play. Indiana is seventh in the Big Ten allowing 67.1 points while holding opponents to 39.0% shooting.

Maryland scores 75.2 points, 8.1 more per game than the 67.1 Indiana gives up. Indiana has shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points higher than the 46.2% shooting opponents of Maryland have averaged.

The Terrapins and Hoosiers match up Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Coit averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 13.3 points while shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc. Pharrel Payne is averaging 17.5 points and 7.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Wilkerson is averaging 19.2 points and 1.5 steals for the Hoosiers. Tucker DeVries is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 4-6, averaging 73.7 points, 33.3 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.1 points per game.

Hoosiers: 7-3, averaging 82.3 points, 32.5 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.

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