Maryland Rallies Late, But Falls To Georgetown 70-60 In Home Opener

Friday, November 7

College Park, MD

6 PM

Maryland

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Georgetown

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Team	1	2	F
Georgetown	32	38	70
Maryland	27	33	60

Maryland Rallies Late, But Falls To Georgetown 70-60 In Home Opener

11/7/2025 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Terps and Hoyas renewed their historic rivalry in front of 16,594 fans in Maryland’s annual Gold Rush game.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Terps rallied late, but lost 70-60 to Georgetown in their home opener at the XFINITY Center on Friday night before 16,594 fans. Pharrel Payne led the Terps with a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Myles Rice finished in double figures (19 points, seven rebound), while David Coit tallied 10 points against Georgetown (2-0), but the Hoyas pulled away in the second half to hand Maryland (1-1) its first loss of the season.

Maryland's defense didn't allow a Georgetown field goal in the final eight minutes of a physical first half and held the Hoyas 0/8 from three-point range over the first 20 minutes of action. The Terps took advantage of their chances from the stripe in the first half, hitting 15 of their 30 total free throws in the opening frame.

Malik Mack led the Hoyas with 19 points and Caleb Williams recorded a double-double in Georgetown's second win of the season. A late Terps rally fell just short despite 10 second-half points from Rice.

The Terps and Hoyas renewed their rivalry in front of 16,594 fans at the XFINITY Center during Maryland's annual Gold Rush game in the first meeting between the two squads since 2016.

How it Happened:
1st Half:

The Hoyas opened the night on an 11-0 run.
Andre Mills threw down a vicious block in the opening minutes.
Payne recorded the Terps' first points from the free throw line.
A Payne block led to an Elijah Saunders bucket at the halfway point of the half.
A finger-roll layup from Adams prompted a Georgetown timeout as Maryland cut the Hoyas' lead to five.
A pair of Payne free throws brought the Terps back within five with five to play.
Coit drained the night's first three-point shot for his first points of the night.
Maryland made 15 free throws in the first half off 12 Georgetown fouls.
Rice hit a three on Maryland's final possession of the half.
The Hoyas took a 32-27 lead into the break.

2nd Half:

Payne picked up another block on Georgetown's first possession of the half, but the Hoyas responded with a pair of threes.
Georgetown used an 8-0 run to claim a 17-point advantage.
Coit drained another three with under 12 to play.
Maryland went on a 7-0 run to work its way back into the contest.
Georgetown was held without a field goal for over four minutes as the Terps inched closer.
Mills hit a three-point basket with seven to play.
Payne clinched his double-double with his 10th rebound with over five to play.
A Rice layup brought Maryland within eight and forced a Georgetown timeout.
The Hoyas held on for the 70-60 win.

Payne's Milestone Watch:

After his 17-point performance, Payne sits just 43 points from 1,000 points in his career.

Numbers To Know:

0: Maryland held the Hoyas without a three-point basket in the first half despite Georgetown taking eight attempts.
7: The Terps made each of their first seven free throws en route to shooting 30/37 from the line.
8: Georgetown didn't make a field goal in the final eight minutes of the first half.
12: Maryland grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to Georgetown's 11.
29: The Terps got 29 points from their bench.
16,594: The Terps' Gold Rush game drew 16,594 fans in Maryland's home opener.

Buzz Williams' Breakdown

"I think we made some strides tonight."
"We have to finish at a higher rate, regardless of the shot."
"We're trying to create the right environment to learn and the right environment to develop."
"We didn't handle their physicality very well."
"We want our team in rotation so we're shooting more uncontested threes or we're getting fouled."
"Offensively, Maryland needs to play with as low of a turnover rate as possible."

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