Maryland Terrapins at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Marsh hits 4 3s, scores 20 -- both season highs -- to help USC beat Maryland 88-71
Ezra Ausar and Jacob Cofie each scored 12 points for USC (14-3, 3-3 Big Ten). Gabe Dynes and Jerry Easter II added 10 points apiece. Chad Baker-Mazara, who went in averaging 19.9 points per game this season, scored seven points in eight first-half minutes and did not play (neck) after halftime.
There were eight ties and six lead changes before Ausar converted a three-point play that gave the Trojans the lead for good amid a 10-0 run that made it 58-52 with 13:51 left in the game. David Coit hit a 3-point with 11:14 remaining that trimmed the deficit to 63-59 but Maryland went without a field goal for the next four minutes, 58 seconds. Brownell made a layup and a 3-pointer, Marsh added and Cofie hit a 3 to cap a 12-2 spurt that pushed the lead to 14 points with five minutes to go.
Maryland (7-10, 0-6) has lost four straight and seven of eight.
The Trojans made 34 of 66 (52%) from the field and are 14-0 this season when they shoot 40% or better.
Coit led the Terrapins with 30 points, Solomon Washington had 11 points and eight rebounds in 23 foul-plagued minutes, and Darius Adams also scored 11 for the Terrapins. Coit, a graduate transfer from Kansas, has three games of 30-plus points this season and scored a career-high 41 in a 95-90 win over Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 19.
USC is 1-4 against the Terrapins, 1-1 at home.
USC: Hosts No. 5 Purdue on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Solomon Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper | 71 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Maryland Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 88 |
Statistics
 MD |
 USC |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-48 | FG | 34-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 21-27 | FT | 12-16 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 6 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 69 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 4,586 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Purdue | 6-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
| Michigan State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Illinois | 5-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Wisconsin | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| USC | 3-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Indiana | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| Ohio State | 3-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Iowa | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
| Washington | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Rutgers | 2-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Oregon | 1-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Penn State | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |
| Northwestern | 0-6 | 6 | 8-9 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6 | 7-10 |