COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 24 Maryland will conclude a six-game home stand on Saturday, December 1 when the Terps face Penn State in both teams' Big Ten Conference opener. Tipoff at XFINITY Center is slated for 5:00 pm and the game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

Fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped children's toy to donate for Toys for Tots. Donation bins will be located at each entrance of the XFINITY Center. 


PARKING INFORMATION
•  Only men's basketball permit holders will be permitted in lots 4B, 9, 11, TTG & RDG
•  Permits are available for purchase in SDG. Lot 1 is free to park after 4:00 pm.
•  Shuttles from Lot 1, SDG, RDG will begin two hours prior to tip-off
•  For more information on Maryland basketball game day parking, click here

 

STORYLINES

•  No. 24 Maryland will conclude a six-game home stand on Saturday, December 1 when the Terps face Penn State in both teams' Big Ten Conference opener. Tipoff at XFINITY Center is slated for 5:00 pm and the game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. 

•  The Terrapins own a 13-9 edge in the all-time series between the two schools, and have captured wins in five of the past seven meetings. Maryland split the season series last year with the Nittany Lions, winning 68-63 at the XFINITY Center on January 2. 

•  Maryland debuted in the Associated Press Top-25 on November 26, checking in at No. 24 after starting the season 6-0. The Terps received votes in the previous three polls this season, and are back in the AP Top-25 for the first time since being voted the No. 25 team in the country on March 6, 2017.   
 
•  Sophomore Bruno Fernando posted 14 points and 11 rebounds as the 24th-ranked Terps fell to No. 4 Virginia, 76-71, their last time out on November 28 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 

•  Maryland averaged 1.16 points per possession against the Cavaliers – the second most by a team over the past two years. Additionally, Maryland is just the sixth team to shoot at least 54% and score at least 71 points against Virginia in Tony Bennett's 10-year tenure in Charlottesville.   

•  Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 26 points, Bruno Fernando had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Maryland cruised past previously unbeaten Marshall 104-67 in their most complete performance of the year on November 23. The 16 boards tied Fernando's career-high, while he posted a career-high four blocks in back-to-back games vs. Mount St. Mary's and the Herd. 

•  Against Marshall, Cowan became the first Terp to finish with at least 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists since Greivis Vasquez finished with 41/7/6 in a 104-100 double overtime victory at Virginia Tech on February 27, 2010.   

•  Bruno Fernando has established himself as one of the country's most efficient scorers this year, shooting 77.0% from the floor (47-of-61) through the opening month of the season. Fernando's 77.0% shooting clip is the top mark in the Big Ten and ranks inside the top-five nationally, while his 15.9 points per game rank inside the top-15 in the conference. Fernando shot 59.2% from the field last season – good for sixth in the B1G.  

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TERPS GAMEDAY

• Fans are reminded that the Maryland Athletics Clear Bag Policy is in effect for all Maryland home games for the 2018-19 season. For more information, please click here.

• For further information on gameday at the XFINITY Center, please reference the XFINITY Center A-Z guide.