Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rutgers rides Harper's 31 points to 70-59 win over Maryland
It was Rutgers' (10-6, 4-2 Big Ten Conference) first road win of the season. The Scarlet Knights hadn't won away from Piscataway, N.J., since March 6, 2020 when they beat Minnesota.
Harper finished 10-for-16 shooting overall, Paul Mulcahy scored 15, shooting 6 for 8, and Clifford Omoruyi grabbed 10 rebounds.
Maryland (9-8, 1-5) has lost four of its last five games. Eric Ayala scored 13 points, Donta Scott scored 12 and Hakim Hart 10.
Harper made consecutive 3s to give Rutgers a 55-51 lead and the Scarlet Knights never trailed again, going on a 21-8 run over the final 5:16 to close it out. The Terrapins managed just 21 points in the second half. Harper alone scored 20 after the break.
Scott buried a 3 in the first half to give Maryland a 23-21 lead with 7:22 before halftime. The basket ignited an 18-7 Terrapins run and they went to the locker room up 38-27.
Up next for Rutgers is a home game against Iowa on Wednesday. Maryland travels to Michigan to face the Wolverines on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rutgers Turnover. | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Eric Ayala missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 59 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
 MD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 18-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 6-9 | FT | 17-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, MD
Attendance: 11,052 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |