COLLEGE PARK, Md. -  The No. 9 Maryland men's basketball team, which sits alone atop the Big Ten standings, is set to host Nebraska for an 8:30 tilt Tuesday evening on Big Ten Network. The Terps are a perfect 13-0 at home this season, and have won 14 straight at XFINITY Center overall.


STORYLINES

• The Terps have won six consecutive games, including a pair of victories against top-5 teams in the Big Ten standings (Rutgers, at Illinois) last week. Senior Anthony Cowan Jr. led the way in the two wins, averaging 18.5 points on 45-percent shooting and 4.5 assists.

 • With a victory against Nebraska, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon (199-96) would claim his 200th as head coach of the Terrapins and become the fifth head coach in program history to reach the milestone. Only Lefty Driesell (285 games) will have reached the milestone faster.

 • All-American candidate Jalen Smith has recorded six straight double-doubles (all Terp wins), and is averaging 19.2 points (55% FG), 12.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks during that span. Smith, who leads the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles, is a top-10 candidate for the Karl Malone Award (top power forward).

 • As of Feb. 10, the Terps checked in at No. 8 in the NET rankings, and have played the 9th-toughest schedule. Only Kansas (15), Baylor (12) and Butler (12) have more combined quad 1&2 victories than Maryland (11). Maryland also ranks 8th according to KenPom, featuring the 5th-best defensive efficiency in the country.

 • Maryland has won five games this year when trailing by double-digits, and is 6-4 when trailing at halftime and 3-3 when trailing with 5:00 to play. Maryland is the first power-5 team since UCLA (2004-05) to come back from deficits of at least 14 points in the second half in conference action.

 • Senior Anthony Cowan Jr. has scored at least 16 points in 14 of his last 19 games and currently leads the Big Ten in free throws made (120) and attempted (153). He is the first Terp to record multiple 30-point games in a season since Terrell Stoglin had four in 2011-12.

 • Anthony Cowan Jr. (1753) moved into the top-10 on Maryland's scoring charts with 20 points at Illinois, and needs 24 points to pass Keith Booth for 9th (see page 2 for full list). Cowan is also second all-time in free throws made (527) and fifth in assists (537). He has started all 122 games of his career, and is on pace to break Keith Booth's record of 126 consecutive starts.

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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 2019-20 season. For more information, please click here.

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