Maryland (5-3) vs. Wagner (1-5)
December 2, 2025
8:00 PM
XFINITY Center
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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Â Coming off its first appearance in the Players Era Championship Tournament, the Terps return home on Tuesday night to host Wagner. The game will tip off at 8:00 PM and will be televised on BTN. Fans can also listen to the game on the Maryland Sports Radio Network with Voice of the Terps
Johnny Holliday calling the action alongside Chris Knoche and Walt Williams.
Get ready to "shell-ebrate" the season! Maryland Athletics is organizing the World's Largest White Elephant Gift Exchange as part of its "A Very Testudo Holiday" celebration. Fans can participate in the World's Largest White Elephant Gift Exchange by bringing a small item—about the size of a cereal box (12"x8"x4") and valued at $20 or less—and dropping it off at collection bins located at Gates A, B, E or F.Â
In return, you'll receive a special voucher that unlocks a surprise gift from another Terps fan waiting for you in the Schanwald Pavilion after the final buzzer. All unclaimed gifts will be donated to Toys for Tots. Don't miss your chance to score something awesome while giving back!
Darius Adams and
Pharrel Payne each averaged 16.0 points across the three Players Era Tournament games. Payne returned to the line-up after missing the Mount St. Mary's game. He also averaged 6.3 rebounds and two assists per game. In the win over UNLV, Payne scored 20 points (7-of-8 FG) to go with eight rebounds. Adams added 2.3 rebounds per game while hitting nine three pointers across the three days. He scored 15 points in the win over UNLV and had his first 20-point game (five made three pointers) in the loss to No. 8 Alabama.
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Diggy, Diggy, Diggy Can't You See...
- Diggy Coit had himself a night in the win over Mount St. Mary's. The graduate guard scored 41 points to set a new XFINITY Center single-game scoring record. The previous XFINITY Center record was 39 by Diamond Stone in 2015 for Maryland and 39 by Jamison Battle of Minnesota in 2022.Â
- Coit scored 16 of Maryland's final 19 points in the last 6:27 of the second half including the game-tying three pointer to force overtime.Â
- Overall, Coit finished with a ridiculous stat line: 11-of-17 from the floor, 8-of-10 beyond the arc, and 11-of-11 at the free throw line. Dating back to 2004, Coit is just one of 14 players to shoot 64 percent or better from the floor with 8-or-more threes and 11-or-more made free throws.
- He earned Big Ten Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week honors for the performance.
- Diggy Coit's 1,339Â career points are 41st among active NCAA players.
- Among the top 14 players under 6-0 on the scoring list, the 5-foot-11 Coit has the fifth-most career points.
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milestone and streaks
- Four Terps are on track to reach a pair of milestones this season with 100 career games and/or 1,000 career points: Diggy Coit, Pharrel Payne, Elijah Saunders, and Solomon Washington.Â
- Payne reached his 100th career game at Marquette and scored his 1,000th career point against UNLV. Coit played in his 100th career game against Alabama.
- Myles Rice will become the next Terp to hit 1,000 career points, while Coit leads the clubhouse with a team-best 1,339 career points.
Palpable Buzz
- Buzz Williams was named head coach at Maryland on April 2, 2025 after re-building Texas A&M into a program that reached three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. For his career, he seeking to become one of just three NCAA Division I head coaches to post 100 career wins at four different institutions – Maryland Hall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell and Steve Alford.
- Williams is one of 12 active Division I head coaches to win at least one NCAA Tournament game at three different programs. He's coached in 23 NCAA Tournament games, winning 12, both of which rank among the Top 25 among all Division I head coaches.
- In 2024-25, Buzz Williams earned his 100th win at Texas A&M with a 77-73 victory over Creighton (11/27). He joined Tennessee's Rick Barnes as the only head coaches to win 100+ games at three power conference schools.Â
Series History
- Maryland is 3-0 all-time against Wagner with the last meeting coming on Nov. 14, 2014 - an 82-48 win for the Terps.
- The teams also met on Dec. 5, 1980 in the Carrier Classic hosted by Syracuse (W, 96-73) and on Jan. 4, 2003 (W, 79-57).
Promotions
- The promotions start early and often for Maryland basketball so don't miss out on the excitement!Â
- Notable games include the Red Out against Michigan (Dec. 13), a Pink Out against Purdue (Feb. 1), a Black Out against Ohio State (Feb. 5), and a Checker Flag Game against Illinois (Mar. 8).Â
- Full promotions and exclusive ticket deals can be found here.
