Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rutgers slips past Maryland 69-65 after 20-point lead disappears
Rutgers won 68-57 at home against Maryland in the other meeting this season.
Trailing by 19 at halftime, Maryland stormed back early in the second half. Elijah Saunders and Andre Mills hit 3-pointers and the Terrapins added five three throws in a 13-0 run that got them within 45-41 six minutes into the second half.
Maryland took the lead once at 48-47 and the score was tied at 54 with a little under five minutes remaining. Rutgers quickly went back ahead 60-54 and led the rest of the way. The Terrapins were within two points twice in the final half-minute but both times Rutgers delivered at the free-throw line to preserve the win.
Darren Buchanan Jr. scored 14 points and Jamichael Davis had 12 for Rutgers (12-17, 5-13 Big Ten).
Mills had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Saunders had 11 and 14 for Maryland, which had a 50-26 advantage on the boards but had 19 turnovers to six for Rutgers. Solomon Washington had 15 points and four blocks and David Coit scored 10 for the Terps (11-18, 4-14).
Maryland made only 1 of 14 3-pointers and had 14 turnovers in the first half. Rutgers had a 14-0 advantage in points after turnovers, helping the Scarlet Knights take a 39-20 halftime lead. In one eight-minute stretch the Scarlet Knights outscored the Terrapins 18-4.
The Scarlet Knights gained their second road win of the conference season.
Rutgers: at No. 13 Michigan State on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jamichael Davis misses free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jamichael Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 69 - 65 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
 MD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 24-60 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 19-23 | FT | 11-16 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 22 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 1 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 9 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, MD
Attendance: 12,237 | 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 |