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01/04 19:17 CST Okananwa scores 34 points, and No. 7 Maryland rebounds from its
first loss to beat Indiana 82-67
Okananwa scores 34 points, and No. 7 Maryland rebounds from its first loss to
beat Indiana 82-67
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) --- Oluchi Okananwa scored a career-high 34 points, and
No. 7 Maryland rebounded from its first loss of the season, beating Indiana
82-67 on Sunday night.
The Terrapins (15-1, 3-1 Big Ten) forced 16 turnovers in the first half while
allowing only 17 field goal attempts --- and just six in the second quarter.
Indiana (11-5, 0-4) shot 65% in the half but still trailed 39-32 thanks to all
of those giveaways and Maryland's control of the boards.
The Terps scored the first 12 points of the second half, pushed their lead as
high as 21 in the third quarter and then cruised from there.
Maryland was coming off a 73-70 loss at Illinois on Thursday. Back on their
home court, the Terrapins honored their 2006 national championship team before
the game, then took care of the Hoosiers.
Okananwa scored a career-high 28 points in a win over Wisconsin late last
month, then surpassed that number Sunday, going 12 of 22 from the field and 3
of 7 from 3-point range. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu had 12 points and 15 rebounds for
the Terps.
Maya Makalusky led the Hoosiers with 20 points.
Indiana's Shay Ciezki, who entered averaging a Big Ten-best 23.2 points, was
held to 17 on just nine field goal attempts. The Hoosiers have lost three
straight.
Indiana took a brief 14-13 lead in the first quarter but trailed 25-20 when it
was over, and that was the Hoosiers' highest-scoring period.
Up next
Indiana: At Nebraska on Thursday night.
Maryland: At Rutgers on Thursday night.
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