Terps Battle Bruins, Fall 67-55 To UCLA

Saturday, January 10

Los Angeles, CA

8 PM

Maryland

7-9,0-5Big Ten

UCLA

11-5,3-2Big Ten

Team	1	2	F
Maryland	21	34	55
UCLA	38	29	67

1/10/2026 8:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Elijah Saunders recorded his first double-double as a Terp on a night where Maryland outrebounded UCLA 48-29.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Maryland battled with the Bruins late into Saturday night, but the Terps fell 67-55 to UCLA in their first of two Big Ten Conference games on the West Coast. Elijah Saunders led the Terps (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten) with a double-double, but a UCLA run in the first half earned the Bruins their 11th win of the season.

Saunders posted his first double-double as a Terp — and third of his career — with a season-high 17 points and career-high 12 rebounds. Darius Adams recorded his 11th-career double-figure game with 13 points. UCLA got 16 points from Trent Perry and 15 from Eric Dailey Jr. as the Bruins moved to 10-0 at home this season.

Maryland dominated the Bruins on the boards, outrebounding UCLA 48-29 on the road. Solomon Washington and Saunders led the Terps' rebounding efforts with 12 each as Washington earned his fourth game with double-digit rebounds this season.

Maryland finished the game on a strong note, outscoring ULCA 34-29 in the second half. The Terps got 26 points in the paint and 24 second-chance points. They'll look to end their West Coast road trip with a win over USC on Jan. 13.

How It Happened:
1st Half:

Adams got Maryland on the board with the Terps' first three of the night.
Saunders got his scoring started with a jumper in the opening minutes.
A Myles Rice three put Maryland up 12-19 six minutes in.
The Terps grabbed 10 of the game's first 11 rebounds.
A Saunders layup put Maryland back up, 14-12, with just under 11 minutes to play.
David Coit put Maryland up, 19-18, with a three for his first points of the night.
UCLA took a 34-19 lead with a 16-0 run across six minutes.
The Bruins led 38-21 at halftime.

2nd Half:

Maryland opened the second half on a 7-2 run.
Saunders hit a pair of threes early in the half.
A Washington layup cut the deficit to 42-30 with 14 minutes to play.
Buckets from Adams and Andre Mills cut the UCLA lead to 52-41 with 8:30 to play.
George Turkson Jr cut the deficit to 54-45 with a layup.
Saunders grabbed a rebound to clinch his third-career double-double.
Coit created a three-point play to bring the Terps within seven with six minutes to play.
UCLA created separation with a 6-0 run to claim a 62-51 lead.
The Bruins held on for the 67-55 win.

Double-Digit Days:

Saunders (17 points) reached a new season high in points in his sixth double-digit game of the season and 25th of his career.
Adams (13 points) has scored in double figures 11 times in his freshman season.

Numbers To Know:

4: Washington has grabbed 10+ rebounds four times this season.
10: The Terps grabbed 10 of the game's first 11 rebounds.
10: The Terps held UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau, who entered averaging 18.2 points per game, to 10 points on Saturday.
17: Saunders scored a season-high 17 points.
20: The Terps grabbed 20 offensive rebounds.
39: Coit pushed his season three-point total to 39, which is the sixth-highest mark in the Big Ten.
48: Maryland outrebounded UCLA 48-29
93: Adams shot two free throws on Saturday, pushing his season total to 93, which is the seventh-highest mark in the Big Ten.
297: Maryland made nine free throws, pushing its team total to 297, which is the second-highest mark in the Big Ten.

Buzz Williams' Breakdown:

"Arguably the best second half we've played in Big Ten play this year."
"I thought, in the second half, we were much better at the things we can control and we had more poise. Our pace was a little better."
"We were phenomenal on the boards for the entire game. We did a good job."
"We did a better job getting the ball below the free throw line in the second half."
"It is encouraging that our response in the second half was good. We've got to continue to find ways to put it together from start to finish, instead of playing from behind."
"Our ball-screen coverage was much better."

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