Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD --Â The Terps won their first conference game of the season and 16th straight at XFINITY Center in thrilling fashion, edging Big Ten foe Penn State 81-75 in overtime.Â
Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. knocked down a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. However, Maryland scored the first five points of the overtime period and held the Nittany Lions without any points for the first 3:15.Â
DeShawn Harris-Smith converted a tough and-one in the paint with 29.5 seconds left to put Maryland ahead 79-75 and seal the victory for the Terps. Maryland held Penn State to 0-of-8 field goals in overtime.Â
Julian Reese (a career-high tying 24 points,15 rebounds) had his fifth double-double of the season and fourth in the last five games. Young added 28 points and eight rebounds and was a perfect 12-for-12 at the line. Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored a career-high 10 points, including a pair of triples.Â
Led by Reese's 15 attempts, the Terps took 39 trips to the free throw line, with 28 coming in the second half and overtime. Maryland finished at a 797 percent clip, including making 23-of-28 in the second half and overtime.
The Terps grabbed 23 offensive rebounds as a team, led by six from Reese.Â
Maryland moves to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten while Penn State drops to 4-5 and 0-1, respectively. Â
Coach Willard's Takes
"I think Julian Reese is really developing into a leader. He was the one, when we went into overtime, really talking, saying, 'Let's go, we got five more minutes, let's figure this out and find a way.'"
"I'm more excited about those two (DeShawn Harris-Smith and Jamie Kaiser) now than I was when they first committed. Their work ethic, their effort, their attitude. Jamie's energy was awesome. DeShawn had to defend Ace Baldwin Jr. all night. That's not an easy thing to do as a freshman. They're both working hard, they're both doing really good things."
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From The Guys
"It just shows our growth," Young said of the win. "We were down 10 early, and we walked it down and just grinded. No one put their head down, nobody pouted. It was good to come back and get that win and it was good to get our first win in conference play."
"It's really just effort," Reese said of the team's 23 offensive rebounds. "It's just attacking the glass hard, and wanting it more than our opponents. We got after it in the first half when shots weren't falling. And if shots aren't falling but we keep attacking the glass, it won't really matter."
"When it comes to basketball, good things happen when you play hard," Kaiser said. "I just tried to carry over the energy I had in the second half against Indiana and bring it into this game, knowing that stuff was going to go a little bit more our way. I just tried to play hard and knew good things would happen."Â
Breaking Down the Action
- A 7-0 Maryland run, keyed by points from Jahmir Young, cut it to a 20-16 Penn State lead at the under-eight timeout. During the run, the Nittany Lions were held scoreless for 2:43 and coughed the ball up three times.Â
- Jamie Kaiser sank a three from the left wing off a nice skip pass from Julian Reese to knot it at 25-25 with 3:07 left in the half.Â
- Penn State led 30-28 at halftime. Jahmir Young led the way for the Terps with 10 points in the period. Penn State was held without a field goal for the final 2:44.Â
- Maryland led 37-35 at the under-16 as Reese scored a quick two baskets to help pace the Terps.
- After Penn State had regained the lead, the Terps went back on top 50-49 with 7:39 remaining as Jamie Kaiser knocked down a pair of free throws.Â
- The two teams continued to trade blows until Penn State's two free throws sent the game to overtime.Â
- DeShawn Harris-Smith's and-one sealed the win for Maryland with 29.5 seconds late.Â
Home Cookin'
- The Terrapins extended their home winning streak to 16 games dating back to last season. The last time the Terps had a streak of 16 consecutive home wins occurred from Mar. 8, 2019-Feb. 18, 2020.
- The Terps 16-game home win streak is the eighth-longest nationally and is the third-longest streak among 'major' conference teams.
Terps Extend Conference-Leading Home Win Streak
- With this win over Penn State, the Terps have increased their Big ten play home winning streak to 14 games. That mark is the longest active streak in the conference and is seventh nationally.
- Last season the Terps went undefeated at home in conference play with a record of 10-0. This was the first time since the 2014-15 that the Terps went undefeated in a single-season in conference play.
Overtime Note
- This was the Terps' first home overtime game since Feb. 19, 2016, a 62-56 win over Northwestern.Â
Double-Figure Factors
- Jahmir Young reached double-figures for the eighth time in nine games this season and the 114th game of his career in which Young has reached double-figures. He also extended his consecutive games scoring streak to 130.
- Julian Reese tallied his eighth double figure games this season and the 37th of his career. This is also the sixth-straight game Reese has scored in double figures. Reese had his fourth career 20-point game and his second in his last three games.
- Jamie Kaiser scored 10 points, a career-high and his first career game in double figures.Â
Fear The JahmirÂ
- With 28 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,133 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,679).Â
- Young is the only active player in the nation with 2,000+ points, 600+ rebounds and 400+ assists as he has 2,133Â points, 650 rebounds and 401Â assists.
- Young had 20+ points for the 45th time in his career. He is the active Big Ten leader for career 20-point games.
- He also grabbed a season-best eight rebounds.Â
- Young finished 12-for-12 at the charity stripe, that mark ties the fourth-most free throw attempts without a miss in program history.Â
JUJU Beast
- Reese picked up his 12th career double-double of his career and his fifth this season.Â
- Reese's five double-doubles ranks in the top-10 nationally, with the junior tied for the sixth-most in Division I.
- With 24 points and 15 rebounds, Reese now has his fourth career 20-point, 10-rebound game.
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Scott Climbing the Charts
- After scoring four points, Donta Scott increased his career total to 1,398 points and is tied with Dez Wells (1,398, 2012-15) for No. 23 all-time.Â
- Scott grabbed ten rebounds to increase his career total to 747 rebounds. He has now passed the legendary Len Bias for No. 12 all-time, who had 745 from 1982-86. Next on the list is Ekene Ibekwe (781 rebounds, 2003-07).Â
- Scott played in his 138th career game as a Terp and is now sixth in program history. Scott also started his 123rd career game which ranks sixth-most in program history.Â
Numbers To Know
- 4: Kaiser had four steals, a career-best; the most for a Maryland freshman since Aaron Wiggins against Delaware (11/6/18) and the most for a freshman in a Big Ten game since Justin Jackson had 6 at Iowa (1/19/17)
- 8: DeShawn Harris-Smith grabbed eight rebounds which tied his career-high
- 16: Maryland has now won 16 home games in a rowÂ
- 17: There were 17 lead changesÂ
- +22: Highest rebound margin (53-31) since also being +22 against Rutgers (1/6/16)
- 23: First time to have 23 offensive rebounds in a Big Ten game; last time in any game was 11/17/13 against Oregon State
- 30: First time Maryland hit 30 free throws in a Big Ten game.
- 297: Head coach Kevin Willard won his 297th career game.Â
Up Next
- Maryland continues home play on Tuesday, Nov. 12 when the Terps host Alcorn State at 7 pm on BTN. The game will also air on the Maryland Sports Radio Network.Â
