Nicholls Colonels at Maryland Terrapins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Young, Maryland rally and then fend off feisty Nicholls 73-67
Julian Reese grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked six shots for Maryland (7-4).
Reserve Diante Smith scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jalen White scored 15 and Jamal West Jr. 14 for the Colonels (4-7),
Neither team did itself a favor as the Terrapins went 19 for 29 from the foul line and Nicholls 12 for 22.
Jahari Long made two foul shots following a 3-pointer and the Terrapins (7-4) had their largest margin of the game at 67-59 with 47 seconds to go. Nicholls came back with consecutive 3s from Smith and Michael Gray Jr. to reduce its deficit to 71-67 with 14 seconds to go. Young saved the Terps sinking six foul-shot attempts in a 24-second span.
Maryland led 28-27 at halftime before Nicholls outscored the Terps 16-6 to start the second half. West's layup with 14:35 remaining put the Colonels ahead 43-34. Maryland then outscored Nicholls 18-7 over more than the next 9 minutes and never trailed again when Long made a 3 to end a 49-all tie with 6:52 remaining.
Maryland entered with a 17-game home winning streak making it the longest in the Atlantic Coast Conference and fifth longest in the country.
Nicholls faces Towson on the road Friday.
Maryland travels to UCLA on Friday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jahmir Young Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Michael Gray Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jahmir Young made Free Throw. | 67 - 73 |
Statistics
 NICH |
 MD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 22-62 |
| 39.0 | Field Goal % | 35.5 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 54.5 | Three Point % | 37.0 |
| 9-17 | FT | 19-29 |
| 52.9 | Free Throw % | 65.5 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, MD
Attendance: 11,004 | Capacity:
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
| New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
| Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
| Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
| Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |