Maryland Drops Game At No. 21 Villanova

Friday, November 17

Philadelphia, PA

8:30 PM

Maryland

1-3,0-0Big Ten

Villanova

3-1,0-0Big East

Team	1	2	F
Maryland	15	25	40
Villanova	39	18	57

11/17/2023 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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VILLANOVA, PA - Maryland suffered a 57-40 loss to No. 21 Villanova at Finneran Pavilion in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games on Friday night.

Julian Reese led the Terps with 10 points and six rebounds.

In the first collegiate game he's played in his hometown of Philadelphia – Donta Scott finished with seven points..

Maryland is now 1-3 on the season.

Tyler Burton (15 points and six rebounds) led Villanova (3-1).

Breaking Down The Action:

Villanova opened the action with a 13-2 run in the first 4:37 of play keyed by three Wildcat three-pointers.
Nova led by 22, 33-11, after an Eric Dixon driving lay-up at the 6:12 mark of the first half.
Maryland then scored four straight, but Villanova closed the half with a 6-0 run taking a 39-15 lead at intermission.
In the second half, Maryland's defense played better and the Terps outscored Villanova, 25-18.

Double-Figure Factors:

Julian Reese reached double figures for the 32nd time in his career (70 games).

Scott Climbing The Charts:

After scoring seven points, Donta Scott is just shy of No. 27 on the scoring career charts at Maryland with 1,353 points behind Tony Massenburg with 1,354.
Scott played in his 133rd career game which is tied with Eric Hayes (2006-10) for 11th-most in program history. He also started his 118th career game which is the ninth-most in program history.

Rookies Get The Nod:

With DeShawn Harris-Smith and Jamie Kaiser, Jr., earning the starting nod, it marked the first time since since 2019 for Maryland to start a pair of freshmen: Eric Ayala and Jalen Smith. That 2018-19 season, Ayala and Smith each started 33 of the 34 games played.

Up Next:

Maryland returns home to host UMBC on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the XFINITY Center. The game will tip at 7 PM and will be televised on BTN. It will also be carried on the Maryland Sports Radio Network and the One Maryland App. That will kickoff a three-game home stand for the Terps.