COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 17 Maryland men's basketball team looks to rebound from its first loss of the new year Tuesday as it travels to Madison, Wisc., to take on the Wisconsin Badgers at 9:00 pm on ESPN2 and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.


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• Maryland and Wisconsin have met four times over the past two seasons, splitting the series in that span. Anthony Cowan Jr. averaged 17.8 points and 3.3 assists over those four games, and scored more than 20 points in both of the wins. Eric Ayala averaged 14.5 points in last year's two matchups.

• The Terps checked in at No. 17 in the latest edition of the NET rankings, and have played the 3rd-toughest strength of schedule to this point according to NET. The Big Ten has 12 teams in the NET top-50 - the most of any conference in the country. The other power-6 conferences have the following number of top-50 teams in the NET: Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Big East (5), SEC (4), ACC (4).

• All-American candidate Anthony Cowan Jr. has scored at least 16 points in nine of his last 12 games, and at least 20 points in five of those games. Cowan currently leads the Big Ten in both free throws made (81) and attempted (107). He was named to the Wooden Award top-25 list last week.

• Sophomore Jalen Smith has reached double-figures in 14-of-16 games, and eight straight dating back to Dec. 4. He has shot 7 of 11 from 3-point range in conference action. Smith currently ranks third in the Big Ten in double-doubles (8) and blocked shots. (2.3/g).

• The Terrapins are 11-0 when scoring at least 70 points, and have been credited for their stifling defense this year. Maryland has held its opponent under 40-percent shooting in all three B1G wins.

• Senior Anthony Cowan Jr. (1,634 pts) ranks 14th on Maryland's scoring list and next looks to pass Melo Trimble (1,658). The Bowie, Md., became the seventh player in program history to reach 500 assists against Iowa. Cowan is one of three active players in the "Power-6" plus American that has at least 1,600 points and 500 assists (Cassius Winston, Payton Pritchard).

• The Terps rank second in the conference in free throws made (275) and attempted (381), and rank third in fewest fouls (15.1/g) and defensive rebounds (28.6/g).

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TERPS GAMEDAY

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