Maryland squeezes past Penn State 66-59 in Big Ten opener
After Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando carried Maryland to the brink of victory, Anthony Cowan Jr. emphatically finished off Penn State.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Penn State Nittany Lions
59
Maryland Terrapins
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| MD | 30 | 36 | 66 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Chattanooga Mocs | W 97-93 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Canisius Golden Griffins | W 97-57 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:16 59-66
Foul on Josh Reaves.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 59-66
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 59-65
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 59-64
Foul on John Harrar.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:34 59-64
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 59-61
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 58-61
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 57-61
Foul on Eric Ayala.
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JumpShot 1:52 57-61
Myles Dread made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:14 55-61
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:43 55-58
Lamar Stevens made Jumper.
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DunkShot 4:40 53-58
Jalen Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Darryl Morsell.
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PersonalFoul 5:44 53-56
Foul on Anthony Cowan Jr..
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LayUpShot 6:12 53-56
Darryl Morsell made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Cowan Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:08 53-54
Lamar Stevens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Harrar.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 50-54
Aaron Wiggins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 50-53
Aaron Wiggins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 50-52
Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 50-52
Foul on Rasir Bolton.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:09 50-52
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:09 50-51
Foul on Mike Watkins.
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LayUpShot 9:09 50-51
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:24 50-49
Rasir Bolton made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:41 48-49
Aaron Wiggins made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Ayala.
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PersonalFoul 10:14 48-47
Foul on Rasir Bolton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:37 48-47
Rasir Bolton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
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LayUpShot 11:09 45-47
John Harrar made Layup.
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DunkShot 11:37 43-47
John Harrar made Dunk.
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JumpShot 12:20 41-47
Rasir Bolton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:32 39-47
Foul on Jalen Smith.
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DunkShot 12:53 39-47
Jalen Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Bruno Fernando.
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LayUpShot 13:21 39-45
Jalen Smith made Layup. Assisted by Bruno Fernando.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 39-43
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 38-43
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 37-43
Foul on Aaron Wiggins.
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LayUpShot 13:42 37-43
Darryl Morsell made Layup.
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DunkShot 14:10 37-41
Lamar Stevens made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Reaves.
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PersonalFoul 15:00 35-41
Foul on Mike Watkins.
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PersonalFoul 15:36 35-41
Foul on Bruno Fernando.
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LayUpShot 15:58 35-41
Bruno Fernando made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:20 35-39
Lamar Stevens made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:13 33-39
Foul on Josh Reaves.
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PersonalFoul 17:35 33-39
Foul on Eric Ayala.
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LayUpShot 17:57 33-39
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:23 33-37
Jalen Smith made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:03 33-35
Jalen Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Cowan Jr..
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LayUpShot 19:12 33-32
John Harrar made Layup.
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DunkShot 19:49 31-32
Bruno Fernando made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Cowan Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 31-30
Bruno Fernando made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 31-29
Bruno Fernando made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 31-28
Foul on Josh Reaves.
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JumpShot 0:40 31-28
Rasir Bolton made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 29-28
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 29-27
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 29-26
Foul on Myles Dread.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 29-26
Foul on Jalen Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 29-26
Jalen Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 29-25
Foul on Trent Buttrick.
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LayUpShot 2:11 29-25
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 29-23
Foul on Lamar Stevens.
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End Game 0:00 59-66
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 59-66
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 59-66
Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 59-66
Trent Buttrick missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 59-66
Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 59-66
John Harrar Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 59-66
Jalen Smith missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 59-66
Foul on Josh Reaves.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 59-66
Rasir Bolton missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 59-66
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 59-65
Eric Ayala made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 59-64
Foul on John Harrar.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 59-64
Eric Ayala Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:26 59-64
Josh Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:33 59-64
Maryland Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:34 59-64
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 59-61
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 58-61
Rasir Bolton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 57-61
Foul on Eric Ayala.
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Steal 1:22 57-61
Josh Reaves Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:22 57-61
Anthony Cowan Jr. Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:52 57-61
Myles Dread made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:14 55-61
Anthony Cowan Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:43 55-58
Lamar Stevens made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:07 53-58
Penn State Timeout
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Steal 3:11 53-58
Myles Dread Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:11 53-58
Darryl Morsell Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:33 53-58
Jalen Smith Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 53-58
Myles Dread missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:45 53-58
Josh Reaves Defensive Rebound.
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Defensive Rebound 4:13 53-58
Eric Ayala Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:16 53-58
Lamar Stevens missed Layup.
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DunkShot 4:40 53-58
Jalen Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Darryl Morsell.
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Offensive Rebound 4:55 53-56
Bruno Fernando Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:00 53-56
Anthony Cowan Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:30 53-56
Anthony Cowan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 5:35 53-56
Lamar Stevens missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:44 53-56
Foul on Anthony Cowan Jr..
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Offensive Rebound 5:48 53-56
Josh Reaves Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:52 53-56
Lamar Stevens missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
PSU
MD
25-63
FG
22-45
40
Field Goal %
49
5-21
3PT
4-14
24
Three Point %
29
4-6
FT
18-25
67
Free Throw %
72
28
Rebounds
40
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
18
Defensive Rebounds
30
9
Assists
9
12
Steals
2
2
Blocks
1
8
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
14
8
Largest Lead
9
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