EUGENE, OR – No. 24 Maryland men's basketball was defeated by No. 9 Oregon, 83-79, at Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday in a back-and-forth game. Maryland fell to 11-4 and 1-3 in Big Ten play.
Maryland led by as many as 13 points midway through the first half and never trailed at any point to enter the break with a 45-42 lead. However, Oregon sparked a 14-0 early in the second to claim its first lead. The Ducks built an advantage of as large as nine with 1430 left in the second half. Their lead lasted until Derik Queen scored a layup at 9:04 to regain a Terp lead at 67-66. But tied at 76 apiece, Keeshawn Barthelemy drilled a 3-pointer at 1:31 to put the Ducks up by three, 79-76, and they held on to win.
Rodney Rice led the Terps with 19 points to go along with four assists and three rebounds. He shot 5-of-8 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from three.
Queen made a big impact with 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 points, scoring 11 in the second half.
Selton Miguel (nine points) and
Jay Young (eight points, two assists and three assists) added strong performances.
Oregon improved to 13-2 overall and 2-2 in conference action. Jackson Shelstad (23 points and five rebounds) and Nate Bittle (16 points and six rebounds led the Ducks' scoring attack. They had five players finish with double-digit points.
Willard's Take
"We have to come up with rebounds late in the games," head coach Kevin Willard said. "It's two games in a row, especially on the road. You're not going to get a foul call. You're not going to get a push in the back. We got them to take two bad shots, and you have to give them credit. They got two huge offensive rebounds. That was really the difference in the game."
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps started off hot, making their first three shots. The shots included 3-pointers by Rodney Rice and Selton Miguel. Maryland led 14-12 at the 15:33 media timeout.
- Maryland went on a quick 6-0 run while also making four straight shots from the floor. With back-to-back layups by Rice, the Terps led 23-15 at 11:56.
- The Terps led by 13 (30-17) at the 10:09 mark, but Oregon sparked a 13-2 run leading into the six-minute media timeout of the half. Maryland led 32-30.
- Entering halftime, the Terrapins led 45-42. Rice led all Terps with 10 points and Miguel (nine points) and Derik Queen (eight points) were both on double-digit scoring watch. For Oregon, Jackson Shelstad led the Ducks with 14 points, going 4-for-4 on 3FGs in the half. Each team was also shooting better than 50% and combined for just nine turnovers.
- A Julian Reese dunk was the first basket of the second half, but Oregon responded by going on a 14-0 run to force a timeout by Maryland. The Terps trailed 56-47.
- Maryland then brought the game within two points, trailing 64-62 at the 11:02 mark. Rice converted a four-point play and contributed seven points in a 10-3 run to put Maryland back in the game.
- A layup by Queen at 9:04 allowed the Terps to regain their lead at 67-66. Each team went back-and-forth under five minutes but a 3-pointer by Keeshawn Barthelemy at 1:31 to put the Ducks up by three, 79-76, and they held on to win.
Double-Figure Factors
- Rodney Rice netted 19 points and scored in double digits for his 13th career game. It was his 10th game in double figures as a Terp this season.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points and earned his 51st career game in double figures. It was his 11th game scoring double digits.
- Derik Queen scored 17 points, scoring double-digit points for the 13th time in his freshman season. He also accomplished the feat in 12 straight games.
Numbers And Nuggets
- 1: This was the first-ever meeting between Maryland and Oregon.
- 5: All five of Maryland's starters are averaging double-digit points.
- 18: The Terps are ranked No. 18 in the NET Rankings.
- 24: The Terps are ranked No. 24 in this week in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll.
- 1,367: Miguel leads the Terps with 1,367 career points in his five-year career.
Up Next
- Maryland returns to XFINITY Center to host No. 15 UCLA on Jan. 10. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. and be streamed on Fox and Maryland Sports Radio Network.
