The ball landed with a thud on Branch McCracken Court — a fall from grace similar to that of Indiana men’s basketball, which squandered a 4-point lead in the final 30 seconds en route to a 79-78 loss to Maryland. Indiana (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) has lost four of its last five games. Sunday’s defeat may sting more than the others.

Maryland men’s basketball used a productive final minutes to beat Indiana, 79-78. Here are a few key takeaways from the Terps’ road win.

Their wins against Indiana on Sunday and No. 17 Illinois came in nearly opposite manners. Maryland’s starting frontcourt, Reese and Derik Queen, combined for a season-best 52 points on Thursday. The Terps’ starting backcourt — Gillespie, Rice and Selton Miguel — had 56 against the Hoosiers for their most this season.

Rice made the go-ahead three-pointer with 7.5 seconds left as Maryland prevailed, 79-78, for its fifth victory in six games.

Maryland men’s basketball narrowly escaped Bloomington, Indiana, with a win Sunday afternoon, taking down Indiana, 79-78. After leading for much of the game, Rodney Rice was called upon to bail the Terps out,