Terps Face #3 Purdue Sunday
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Maryland (11-13, 3-10) vs. #3 Purdue (21-4, 10-4)
February 13, 2022
Mackey Arena
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland men's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track Sunday afternoon when it travels to No. 3 Purdue for a 1:00 pm tip on CBS and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
February 13, 2022
Mackey Arena
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland men's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track Sunday afternoon when it travels to No. 3 Purdue for a 1:00 pm tip on CBS and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
PURDUE STORYLINES
going for the top
- Maryland is seeking its first top-5 victory since defeating No. 3 Iowa on Jan. 28, 2016, and its first such victory as an unranked team since defeating No. 2 Duke on March 15, 2013.
- Its last top-5 road victory was at No. 1 North Carolina on Jan. 19, 2008.
Ayala WATCH
- Against Iowa (2/10), senior Eric Ayala knocked down his 207th career 3-pointer to pass former teammate Anthony Cowan Jr. and move into third on Maryland's career list.
- He trails only Juan Dixon (239) and Greivis Vasquez (230). Ayala also ranks 26th in program history with 1,357 points.
LAST tIME at MAckey
- Sunday marks Maryland's first trip to Mackey Arena since it upset 7-seeded UConn, 63-54, in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
- Mackey Arena was one of multiple campus sites used last season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Eric Ayala had a team-high 23 points in the victory.
LIVING AT THE LINE
- Maryland currently leads the Big Ten in free throws made (349) and is second in free throws attempted (465), while converting at a 75-percent rate (5th in the Big Ten).
- The effort has been led by Fatts Russell (98) and Eric Ayala (94), who both rank in the top-10 in the Big Ten in free throws attempted.
FATTS GETTING HIS
- Graduate guard Fatts Russell surpassed a pair of major milestones against Iowa (2/10), reaching both 1,900 career points and 500 career assists.
- He is the only active player in Division I men's basketball with 1900 points, 500 assists and 225 steals.
SERIES HISTORY
- Maryland has won three of its last four meetings against the Boilermakers, including a 61-60 defeat in the most recent meeting on Feb. 2, 2021.
- Then-No. 24 Purdue led the game, 60-55, with 1:43 left before the Terps rattled off six straight points, including a pair of Eric Ayala free throws with three seconds remaining, to claim victory.
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