Maryland Hosts Ohio Thursday

Ohio

Maryland

December 7, 2017 || XFINITY Center || 7:00 pm

Stat Comparison
Category	MD	OHIO
Scoring	78.5	80.3
Scoring Defense	66.3	73.4
Scoring Margin	+12.2	+6.9
Rebounding	39.1	39.1
Rebound Margin	+10.9	-0.9
FG Pct.	49.7%	45.6%
FG Pct. Defense	40.0%	40.0%
3FG Pct.	38.5%	36.9%
3FG Pct. Defense	30.8%	31.1%
FT Pct.	74.7%	71.2%
Turnovers	17.0	12.0
Turnovers Forced	11.9	14.6
Assists	14.4	15.6
Steals	4.9	6.7

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland will start its stretch of five straight non-conference home games in the month of December Thursday when the Terps host Ohio at 7 pm. The game will air live on the Big Ten Network.

storylines

• The series is tied 1-1 between the two schools, with Ohio picking up a win in their last visit to the XFINITY Center on Dec. 12, 2007. Maryland won the first-ever meeting in 1981.

• Mark Turgeon is 35-6 in the month of December since his first season at the helm at Maryland in 2011-12. Turgeon is also 26-3 in home games during that stretch.

• Anthony Cowan Jr. scored a career-high 27 points, including the game-winning free throw with 0.6 remaining, to lift Maryland past Illinois 92-91 in overtime on Dec. 3 for the team's first Big Ten win. The Bowie, Md. native has led the Terps is scoring in eight of 10 games this season, averaging a team-best 16.5 points per game.

• Maryland has won five straight overtime games under head coach Mark Turgeon dating back to the 2013-14 season. The Terps are undefeated in overtime against Big Ten opponents during that stretch (3-0).

• Maryland came out of the gate hot at Illinois, shooting a season-high first half field goal percentage of 73.1% (19-for-26 from the field). It was the best field goal percentage in a single half since February 2, 2013 when the Terps shot 73.9% (17-of-23) in an 86-60 win over Wake Forest.

• Freshman Bruno Fernando's biggest bucket as a Terp came on Dec. 3 at Illinois, tipping in a ball in the final second to force overtime against the Illini. Fernando is shooting 63.1% from the floor, and is averaging 2.3 blocks over the past seven games.

• Maryland was excellent sharing the basketball against Syracuse, finishing with a season-best 22 assists on 23 made field goals. Justin Jackson and Darryl Morsell both notched career-highs with five assists apiece, as the Terps posted their highest assist total since notching 22 against Minnesota last season on Feb. 22.

• Maryland has out-rebounded nine of its 10 opponents this season, averaging 39.1 rebounds per game. Maryland's rebounding margin of +10.9 ranks 12th in the nation (as of 12/4), while the Terps are holding opponents to 40.0% shooting.

2017-18 maryland basketball gameday

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Cowan Jr.

Bruno Fernando

Justin Jackson

Darryl Morsell

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