Maryland (15-7, 6-5 B1G)Â
vs. Minnesota (7-14, 1-10 B1G)
February 4, 2023
Williams Arena
9:00 pm ET (8:00 pm CT)
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â Coming off three straight home wins to move above .500 in Big Ten play, Maryland heads back to the road to face Minnesota on Saturday night as part of a two-game swing. The Terps have moved up to fourth in the league standings after winning five of its last seven and now look to keep momentum going looking for their first Big Ten road wins of the year.
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The game will be televised on BTN starting at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. CT), while fans can also listen to the Maryland Sports Network (105.7 FM - Baltimore, The TEAM 980 AM - Washington, D.C., Sirius XM, One Maryland App) with Voice of the Terrapins Johnny Holliday (play-by-play) and Chris Knoche (analyst) calling the action.
Defense has been a hallmark of the Terps this year, but more so over the last five games where Maryland has allowed just 57.8 points per game including a season-low 58 at then-No. 3 Purdue. The Terps rank 26th nationally in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency.
Maryland enters the game at No. 33 in the current NCAA NET rankings with four Quad 1 wins and one Quad 2 win. The four Q1 wins are tied as the third most among all Big Ten teams. The Terps have been as high as No. 6 in the NET and as high as No. 13 in the AP Top 25 Poll.
Series History - Minnesota
- Maryland leads the all-time series 13-2 and has won seven straight against the Gophers.Â
- The Terps are 6-1 on the road in the series.
- The 13-2 (.867) record is Maryland's best against all Big Ten opponents.
Fear the jahmir
- Jahmir Young is one of 15Â active players in the NCAA to post 1,700 career points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists.
- Entering the season, many questioned Jahmir Young's ability to translate his scoring from C-USA to Power 5 play.
- Young's response has been a team-best 16.1 points and 3.2 assists per game. This season, he has a seven 20-point games including a season-high 30 against No. 24 Ohio State. In Big Ten play, Young has been magnificent averaging 18.6 points and 5.4 rebounds. He is also the third-leading rebounder (5.0) and has the fourth-most blocked shots (12) on the team.
- Young is the nation's 12th-ranked active career scorer with at 16.6 point per game average and the 36th ranked player in overall points (1,776).
- Young posted his first double-double (7th of his career) as a Terp with 30 points and 11 rebounds against No. 24 Ohio State. He became the first Maryland guard since Greivis Vasquez to post a 30-point, 10-rebound game. Vasquez had a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists against North Carolina on Feb. 21, 2009.
Home cookin'
- Maryland has won nine consecutive Big Ten conference games at XFINITY, including all six games this season and the final three of last season. The Terps tied the program-record nine consecutive home Big Ten games won in 2014-15Â - Maryland's first season in the league. In 2019-20, Maryland won eight straight Big Ten games.
- The Terps are 12-1 at home this season with the lone loss coming to UCLA.
- This is the 29th consecutive year Maryland has won at least 10 games at home, dating to the 1993-94 season.Â
Scott Reaches 1,000 Points; Eclipses 500 Boards
- Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in the win over Miami. He scored 24 points in that game and now has 1,195 career points. He is also the 17th Terp to post 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. Through 116 career games he now has 630 rebounds.
- Darryl Morsell (1,090 points / 510 rebounds / 2018-21) and Anthony Cowan (1,881 points / 508 rebounds / 2017-20) were the most recent Terps to post 1,000/500.
- Scott is now 38th all-time in scoring and needs seven points to move past Eric Hayes (2006-10) for 36th. He needs five more boards to surpass Evers Burns (1989-93) for 24th in career rebounds.
- Scott was one of 20 players named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame in late October.
- This is Scott's second year on the watch list after also garnering the honor last season. He joins Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15) as Terps to be recognized.
- Scott ranked as the No. 49 overall player nationally last season.
Winning numbers
- When Maryland wins, the Terps are averaging 77.7 points while allowing just 60.1 per game. Maryland is also averaging 17.7 made free throws and hold a +4.5 advantage in rebounds.Â
- The Terps are holding opponents to just .395 from the field and .297 from beyond the arc this season in wins.
- Maryland is 14-0 this season when leading at halftime (the Ohio State victory snapped a 14-game losing skid when trailing at the half) and 13-1 when committing fewer turnovers (turnovers were equal against Ohio State, only loss at #3 Purdue). The Terps are also 15-0 this year when leading with 5 minutes remaining in the game (18 straight).
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