INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Hoosiers enjoyed some revenge against the Maryland Terrapins in a wild edition of the Atlantic Coast Conference/Big Ten Challenge last night, as 10th-ranked Indiana erased a four-point deficit late in regulation and overtook the ninth- ranked Terps, 80-74, in overtime at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Indiana senior point guard Tom Coverdale equaled his career high with 30 points to lead the Hoosiers (5-0), who handed Maryland its first loss of the season and evened a score some what with the Terps, who beat the Hoosiers in the NCAA tour nament championship game eight months ago.

The Hoosiers, who trailed by 14 points in the first half and were down by 11 early in the second half, fittingly won by scoring the final seven points in overtime, after the Terps had taken a 74-73 lead on a 4-foot bank shot by senior guard Calvin McCall - his first points of the night.

"You've got to give Indiana credit, but we did things to give it away." Maryland point guard Steve Blake said. "They did a good job of coming back down the stretch, but we gave it to them. We started giving up easy threes, and when they did miss, they were getting second shots. It slipped away."

Said Maryland guard Drew Nicholas: "This definitely ranks right up there as one of the toughest losses ever. M-' It's a team effort. Everybody is to blame. We had chances to win the game in regulation and in overtime, and we didn't get it done."

Indiana erased a 68-64 deficit with 36 seconds left in regulation with a wild sequence of events, topped off by a 55-foot shot by Blake that came barely after the buzzer. Blake, who scored a ca reer-high 22 points, almost saved the Terps after they committed turnovers on back-to-back in-bounds plays in the final 24 seconds.

Blake got his chance after Coverdale's desperation 35-footer barely grazed the rim.

After storming back from a 14-point deficit to pull to four down at halftime, the Hoosiers gave up the first seven points of the second half to fall behind 38-27, and trailed 41-32 with 15:23 left in the contest.

But Maryland could not sustain its momentum. With 13:37 left, senior forward Tahj Holden fouled out after picking up three fouls in a three-minute span.

Indiana charged back again with a 14-3 run to take its first lead of the night at 46-44 with 10:04 left. From there, the teams were tied five times, as Blake essentially dueled with Coverdale and Bracey Wright, Indiana's outstanding freshman guard.

Maryland, with baskets from freshman Travis Garrison and Nik Caner-Medley, retook the lead at 50-48 with 8:15 left, and the Hoosiers would not pass Maryland again in regulation.

Much as they did throughout the NCAA championship game, the Terps set the tone defensively by hounding the Hoosiers on the majority of their first-half possessions, as Maryland opened the game with a 7-2 run, then broke a 9-9 tie with a 9-0 run to take an 18-9 lead 9:40 left in the half.

When Indiana wasn't forcing ill-advised shots or caving in to Maryland's tenacity on the defensive end, the Hoosiers were wast ing open looks at the basket. The Hoosiers missed an amazing 24 of their first 27 field-goal attempts while falling behind, 29-15, with just over four minutes to go in the first half.

Following Coverdale's three-pointer that broke Indiana's drought and cut the Maryland lead to 29-18, the Terps faltered.

McCall attempted a pass at the top of the key. Coverdale stole it and fed Kyle Hornsby, who found Wright streaking toward the basket, where he was fouled after making a short jumper. Wright converted the three-point play, and the Hoosiers were off on a half-ending, 12-2 run that cut Maryland's halftime lead to 31-27.

Maryland opened with a stumble on offense, largely due to Indiana's man-to-man defense and the shot-blocking presence of 6-9 forward Jeff Newton, who had five blocks in the first half alone.

But while the Hoosiers settled into a 1-for-10 shooting funk, Blake, Nicholas and Holden combined to help Maryland take an 11-9 lead with 12:32 left in the half.

Then, Ryan Randle took over the game for a while, and the Terps rode the 6-9 senior to their largest advantage of the first half. First, Randle made a gorgeous hook shot over Newton to make it 13-9. Blake then followed a rejection by George Leach by making a three-pointer, and Maryland began to overwhelm the Hoosiers on the boards.

Garrison grabbed an offensive rebound and made a follow-up to make it 18-9. Coverdale stopped Indiana's bleeding by making a pair of free throws, but Randle drove a 9-2 Maryland run by scoring seven of his nine first-half points.

Randle started it with a three-pointer from the top of the key. He then followed a finger roll by Caner-Medley with a put-back, then added another put-back to give the Terps a 27-13 lead with 4:50 left in the half. At that point, the Hoosiers were reeling.

But after Coverdale's two free throws, Indiana dug in and nearly caught the Terps. The Hoosiers, having shot 22.9 percent for the half, were thrilled to be four points behind.

Maryland held a 30-19 edge on the boards at the half. Randle had nine rebounds in his 17 minutes.

The Terps then blunted Indiana's momentum to start the second half, as Maryland opened with a 7-0 run to take a 38-27 lead with 17:45 to go in the contest.

Holden started it by taking a feed from Randle and making a lay-up. Blake then made a 10-foot runner and followed that with a three-pointer from the left wing.

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Monday's result

Florida State 80, Iowa 67

Yesterday's results

Indiana 80, Maryland 74, OT Duke 91, Ohio State 76 Clemson 79, Penn State 70 Illinois 92, North Carolina 65

Today's games

Georgia Tech at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Northwestern at N.C. State, 7:30 p.m. Virginia at Michigan State, 9 p.m. Wake Forest at Wisconsin, 9:30 p.m.