Hot Start Sets Tone In Maryland’s 73-58 Win Over Old Dominion

Sunday, December 28

College Park, MD

6 PM

Maryland

7-6,0-2Big Ten

Old Dominion

4-10,1-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	F
Old Dominion	18	40	58
Maryland	45	28	73

Hot Start Sets Tone In Maryland’s 73-58 Win Over Old Dominion

12/28/2025 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Terps aced their final non-conference test of the season on Sunday.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland jumped out to a commanding 17-0 lead and never looked back in the Terps' (7-6) 73-58 win over Old Dominion (4-10) on Sunday night at XFINITY Center in their final non-conference game of the regular season. Maryland allowed a season-low in points while four Terps scored in double figures.

Darius Adams led the way with 18 points, hitting a pair of threes in his 11-point first half. Isaiah Watts contributed 17 points, all of which came in the first half. He shot 4-of-5 from three-point range in the opening half in his big night.

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The Terps exploded out of the gate, scoring the game's first 17 points and they'd never surrender. Maryland's 17-0 run was its largest of the season and the program's longest to start a game since 2003.

Solomon Washington posted a season-high 13-point, 13-rebound night to claim his first double-double of the season. He knocked down five free throws as the Terps shot 14-of-17 from the charity stripe.

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Maryland stayed in the gifting mood during the holiday season, tallying 14 assists on the Terps' 24 total field goals. David Coit led the team with six and Andre Mills posted a career-high five assists as a part of his 11-point day.

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Maryland hit 11 three-pointers on a night where head coach Buzz Williams and his squad donned "Buzz's Bunch" shirts to raise awareness for Williams' outreach program centered around inclusion in youth basketball.

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Maryland turns its focus to conference play. 18 Big Ten games await the Terps in the new year, starting with a meeting with Oregon on Jan. 2.

How It Happened:
1st Half:

Mills got the night's scoring started with a three-pointer.
Watts got on the board with an early dunk.
Adams drained a three as Maryland opened a 17-0 lead.
Old Dominion got its first points 5:56 minutes into the game.
Adams' second three of the night put the Terps up 20-2.
Mills hit his second three midway through the half.
A Watts three put Maryland ahead 26-12.
Adams reached double figures with his third three.
Mills' third three of the half put UMD up 34-12.
Watts and Mills reached double figures in the first half.
Maryland used a 22-6 run over the final eight minutes to extend the lead late in the half.
The Terps led 45-18 at the break.

2nd Half:

Adams got the Terps on the board in the second half with a layup.
A Washington dunk pushed Maryland past the 50-point mark early in the half.
Elijah Saunders hit a three to put the Terps up 63-38.
Maryland closed out the game to snatch a 73-58 win.

Double-Digit Days

Adams (18 points) scored in double figures for the ninth time in his career.
Watts (17 points) reached double figures for the second time this season and the 18th time in his career.
Washington (13 points) posted a season-high 13 points as he reached double digits for the second time this season and the 19th time in his career.
Mills (11 points) scored 10+ points for the seventh time in his career.

Mastering The Monarchs:

Sunday's game was the seventh all-time meeting between Maryland and Old Dominion.
The Terps extended their winning streak over the Monarchs to three games and improved to 6-1 in the series.
Maryland improved to 4-0 against ODU at home.
The Terps' biggest win in the series was an 87-67 win in 1983.

Familiar Faces:

Maryland welcomed former Terrapin coach and current ODU head coach Mike Jones back to XFINITY Center.
Caelum Swanton-Rodger returned to College Park after playing two seasons at Maryland.
Former Terp and current NBS star Aaron Wiggings' younger brother, Zacch Wiggins, scored 14 points for ODU on Sunday.

Buzz's Breakdown:

"I think our guys have been incredibly resilient over all that has transpired in the first semester, no matter what's happened."
"This group is continuing to have a positive trajectory."
"Watts is really smart. He's able to take what I say to someone else, and apply it to himself."

Watt's Wonderful Night:

"What worked for us was moving the ball, sharing the ball, and playing as a unit and as a collective."
"We trust in each other. We trust in our coaches. Everybody from our managers to our coaches, even the athletic trainers."
"It was a great confidence booster."

Adam's Awesome Sunday:

"It was definitely important. We had things we needed to do in order to win this game."
"We know it's going to be a challenge for us coming up in Big Ten play, and we know we need to lock in even more."

Numbers To Know:

6: Maryland blocked a season-high six shots.
7: The Terps utilized their seventh different starting lineup of the season.
8: Maryland only turned the ball over eight times to tie its season low.
11: With Watts drawing his first start as a Terp, 11 different Terps have started at least one game this season.
14: The Terps had 14 assists in the win.
17: Maryland's 17-0 run to start the game was its longest run of the season and longest to start a game since Jan. 11, 2003, when the Terps opened on an 18-0 run in a 89-62 win over Florida State. That was just the ninth-game ever at Comcast/XFINITY Center.
18: ODU's 18 points in the first half are the fewest the Terps have allowed in a half this season.