Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Jahmir Young scored his 1,000th point as a Terp but it wasn't enough as Maryland lost, 56-53, to Rutgers on Tuesday at XFINITY Center. The Terps are now 13-10 overall and 5-7 in conference play.
Young (16 points) became the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different schools on a putback floater in the paint with 16:50 left in the second half. He reached that milestone in just 57 career games, which is the third fastest in program history. He was also the fifth player overall to do it in two seasons as a Terp.
Young now has scored 1,007 points for Maryland in his two-year career after scoring 1,421 at Charlotte from 2019-22. Young is the second active leading scorer in the nation with 2,428 points in his five-year college career.
Down by nine points with less than three minutes to play, the Terps bridged the gap to within one point but were unable to complete the comeback win. Jeremiah Williams scored a layup to beat the shot clock and the Terps were unable to get a desperation three-pointer to go that would tie the game up as time expired shortly after.
Julian Reese recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Young also notched a double-double with 12 rebounds, tying his career high. It was the first time two Terps had a double-double in the same game since Feb. 11, 2020 when Jalen Smith and
Donta Scott achieved the feat.
Donta Scott was the other Terp to reach a career milestone during the game. He became the all-time leader in Maryland program history for games started in a career. Scott has started 137 games over his five-year career to surpass Steve Blake's record from 1999-2003.
Rutgers (12-10, 4-7 B1G) was paced by Mawot Mag and Jeremiah Williams who each scored in double figures. Clifford Omoruyi fouled out of the contest.
Breaking Down the Action
- Maryland and Rutgers were tied 8-8 at the first media timeout. The Scarlet Knights then sparked a 9-0 run while the Terps were held scoreless for six minutes, but Maryland keyed a run of its own headlined with a three-pointer by Jahmir Young to take a 16-15 lead.
- The Terrapins entered the locker room with a 24-22 advantage. The 22 points given up in the first half tied the Terps fewest allowed in a conference game this season.
- Young became the third fastest Terp to reach 1,000 points in his career on a putback floater to take a 30-28 lead at the 16:50 mark. The bucket was the sixth lead change of the game.
- Rutgers gained momentum with a 7-0 run to take a seven-point lead. It was the largest lead of the game with the Scarlet Knights leading by the same amount in the first half.
- The Terps led 52-43 with three minutes to play. The nine-point advantage was the largest up to that point.
Coach Willard's Take
"Coming off the effort we had at Michigan State, we really struggled coming out of the gate to start the game. We didn't have a whole lot of energy from our starting group that has normally been really good for us. They were good defensively, but offensively we just didn't have the same sense of urgency that we had on defense. When you're at home you have got to be able to score the basketball".
Double Double-Doubles
- Julian Reese (19 points and 12 rebounds) and Jahmir Young (16 points and 12 rebounds) each had double-doubles in the game.
- The last time Maryland had two players with double-doubles in the same game was Feb. 11, 2020 when Jalen Smith (12 points and 10 rebounds) and Donta Scott (10 points and 10 rebounds) achieved the feat.
Double-Figure Factors
- Julian Reese (19 points) had the 47th double-figure game of his career, with the junior doing so for the 18th time this season.
- Jahmir Young (16 points) dropped double-figures for the 127th time in his career and the 21st time in 22 games he's played this season. It's also the 18th game in a row that he's played and scored double-digits. Young scored 20-plus points for the 13th time this season and the 54th time in his career - the most among all active Big Ten players.
Young Doubles Up On 1K
- Young became the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions after scoring 1,421 at Charlotte from 2019-22. He now has 1,007 points in his two seasons at Maryland. He is the third-fastest player to reach that milestone and the fifth player in program history to do so in just two seasons.
- The fastest Terp to 1,000 points was Tom McMillen (1971-74), who did it in his 48th game. Joe Smith (1993-95) was the second fastest, scoring his 1,000th point in his 52nd game. The only others to reach 1,000 in two seasons at Maryland were Melo Trimble (2014-17) and Terrell Stroglin (2010-11).
- Young also needs 46 points to post the 51st 500-point season in program history.
- With 16 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,428 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,955).
- Young is the only active NCAA player with 2,000+ points, 700+ rebounds, and 400+ assists (2,428 points, 726 rebounds, 454 assists).
- Young entered Saturday's game as the second-leading scorer in the Big Ten and the No. 16 scorer nationally at 20.9 points per game.
- Young is looking to become the first Terp since Greivis Vasquez in 2009-10 to average over 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. Entering the matchup, Young averages 20.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
- With 12 rebounds, Young picked up his ninth double-double of his career and second of the season.
Scott Breaks Starts Record
- Donta Scott broke the all-time Maryland record for starts with 137 over his five-year career. He passed Steve Blake (1999-2003) who had 136. It was also his 151st career game as a Terp to add to his other all-time school record for games played.
- The fifth-year forward scored eight points, increasing his career total to 1,573, which is tied for 15th all-time. He passed Laron Profit (1995-99) who scored 1,566 tied with Nik Caner-Medley (2002-06) who scored 1,573 career points. Next up is Ernest Graham with 1607 points from 1977-81.
- Scott grabbed two rebounds to increase his career total to 815 which is No. 9 all-time. Next on the list is Tom McMillen with 859 rebounds from 1971-74.
- Scott became the fifth player in program history to have 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in a career earlier this season. He joined Lonny Baxter (1,858 & 998), Tom McMillen (1,807 & 859), Keith Booth (1,776 & 916) and Terence Morris (1,733 & 925).
Defense!
- Defensively, Maryland has been outstanding allowing 70 or fewer points in 13 of its last 14 games. They have also only given up 70 or more points in three games this season. Overall, the Terps have held 21 of 24 opponents to fewer than 70 points this season.
- The Terps have held the top five scoring teams in the conference to an average of 21 points under their yearly average.
- The Terps are the top defensive unit in the Big Ten through the first half of the season allowing just 63.4 points per game which ranks 12th nationally.
- Entering the game, Maryland ranked sixth-best nationally for defensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. The Terps also rank 16th in effective field goal percentage on defense.
- Coming into Tuesday, Maryland led the Big Ten in blocked shots (5.4 per game), which is 14th nationally. The Terps also ranked sixth in the conference in steals per game (7.1) Furthermore, they ranked fourth in turnovers forced per game (13.2).
Juju Beast
- Julian Reese recorded his 11th double-double of the season and the 18th of his career with 19 points and 12 rebounds. It was his 12th game this season with double-figure rebounds and 19th in his career.
- Entering the matchup, Reese ranks No. 22 nationally and second in the Big Ten, averaging 9.7 rebounds per game. He also ranks No. 21 and fourth in the conference averaging 2.18 blocks per game.
- Julian Reese is the only player nationally to have over 200 points, 200 rebounds, 40 blocks and 25 steals this season. Only Purdue's Zach Edey has 200+ points, 200+ rebounds, and 40+ blocks.
- Reese ranks 22nd nationally in total rebounds (226) and is on pace to crack the top 25 for a single season at Maryland. Currently, Bob McDonald (1960-61) ranks 25th for a single season with 279.
Numbers To Know
- 1: Entering the matchup, the Terps were allowing 63.4 points per game which ranks first in the Big Ten and 12th nationally
- 3: Jahmir Young is the third fastest in program history and the fifth player overall to score 1,000 points in two seasons as a Terp.
- 6: Young became the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions.
- 12: Maryland has allowed fewer than 70 points in 13 of its last 14 outings.
- 15: Maryland forced 15 turnovers, which is 3 more than Rutgers averages per game.
- 18: Young's 18 consecutive games with double-figure points is the fourth-longest active streak in the Big Ten behind Purdue's Zach Edey (74), Michigan State's Tyson Walker (34), and Illinois' Terrence Shannon (26).
- 21: Maryland has held 21 of 24 opponents to fewer than 70 points this season.
- 63.4: Points per game allowed this season which ranks 12th nationally and first in the Big Ten. The Terps haven't led their conference in that category since doing so in the ACC in 1973-74.
- 137: Games started for Scott, which is the most in school history.
- 2,428: Young's career points - 2nd most nationally for an active player.
Up Next
- Maryland travels to Columbus for its matchup against Ohio State on Feb. 10. The game will tip-off at 4:00 p.m., and will be aired on FS1. Fans can listen on Maryland Sports Radio Network.
