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Diggy Coit Celebration after Penn State
73
Penn St. PSU 9-9,0-7 Big Ten
96
Winner Maryland MD 8-10,1-6 Big Ten
Penn St. PSU
9-9,0-7 Big Ten
73
Final
96
Maryland MD
8-10,1-6 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St. PSU 26 47 73
Maryland MD 56 40 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Diggy Coit’s XFINITY Center Record 43 Points Lead Terps To 96-73 Conference Win Over Penn State

Maryland’s monumental first half paved the way for its first conference win of the season on the back of Coit’s incredible performance.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — David Coit's 43-point performance set a new XFINITY Center record and led his Terps to a dominant 96-73 win over Penn State on Sunday afternoon. Maryland improved to 8-10 on the season and 1-6 in Big Ten play with the emphatic victory. 

Coit scored a career-high 43 points to become the first major college player this season with multiple 40-point games and just the second Terp ever to score 40+ twice in a season (Gene Shue in 1952-23).  Coit and the Maryland offense exploded out of the gate on Sunday. Coit scored 11 points in the game's first five minutes and 30 in the first half, marking the most in a first half by any Big Ten player in over five years and the most by any D1 player this season. The Terps tallied 56 points in the first half, marking their highest first-half total in a Big Ten regular season game in program history.  Coit recorded 30 of his 43 points in the first half, marking his second game this season with 20+ in the opening frame and securing his 29th-career game with at least 20 points. Coit outscored Penn State (9-9, 0-7 Big Ten) in the first half as Maryland took a 56-26 lead into the break. 

After his 30-point performance against USC, Coit became the first Terp to score 30+ points in back-to-back games since Nik Caner-Medley in 2006. He finished with a career-high nine three-pointers on Sunday and moved to a third in the Big Ten with 52 three-pointers on the season and tie a program record for most in a single game.  Elijah Saunders played a big role in his 100th-career game, dropping 16 points in the win while Darius Adams tallied his fourth straight double-digit game and the 13th of his freshman season with 14 points and 3 assists. 

The Terps were lethal from behind the arc on Sunday. Maryland shot 11-of-17 in the first half and finished with a season-high 18 three-pointers in the win, which were the most in program history. Maryland also dominated the boards, outrebounding the Nittany Lions 39-21 in the win. Solomon Washington led the way with 11.  How It Happened:
1st Half:
  • Coit got the Terps on the board with an early layup.
  • Coit hit a three and created a three-point play on the following possession to put Maryland up 10-9 early.
  • Saunders sank as Maryland took a 16-13 lead into the first media timeout. 
  • Coit reached double figures in the first five minutes with another three.
  • Andre Mills got on the board with an early three. 
  • Another Coit three put the Terps ahead 25-18 eight minutes in. 
  • Saunders drained another three to reach eight points in the first 10 minutes. 
  • Coit's 17th point of the first half created a 31-21 lead with nine minutes to play. 
  • Coit's fourth three of the first half put him at 20 points.
  • Isaiah Watts forced a PSU timeout with a three as Maryland went ahead 43-25.
  • Maryland reached 50 points with a three from Coit with two minutes to play. 
  • Adams beat the buzzer with a three to send Maryland into the half with a 56-26 lead. 
2nd Half:
  • Saunders reached double figures with Maryland's first points of the second half. 
  • PSU used a 15-0 lead to work back into the contest, but Maryland still led 60-46.
  • A three from Mills put Maryland up 64-51 with 11 minutes to play.
  • Adams reached double figures midway through the half.
  • Washington threw a dunk down to go up 72-58.
  • Coit reached 35 points with a deep three with under eight to play. 
  • A Saunders three put the Terps up to 90 points will three minutes to play. 
  • Aleks Alston hit a late three to extend the lead. 
  • Maryland closed out the 96-73 win.
Double-Digit Days:
  • Coit (43 points) scored in double figures for the 11th time this season and the 67th time in his career. He scored 20+ for the fourth time this season and the 29th time in his career.
  • Saunders (16 points) scored 10+ for the seventh time this season and the 26th time in his career.
  • Adams (14 points) has scored in double figures 13 times in his freshman season.
Taming The Nittany Lions:
  • Sunday's contest was the 34th all-time meeting between Maryland and PSU, with the Terps winning 18 of the previous games. 
  • The Terps extended their winning streak over Penn State to two games, following last year's 68-64 road win. 
  • With the win, Maryland improved to 12-2 all-time at home against the Nittany Lions. 
  • The Terps' largest win in series history was a 62-39 victory in 2010.
Home Cooking:
  • Maryland is 334-81 (.804) all-time at the XFINITY Center. Over the past four years (including 2025-26), the Terps have six home Top-25 victories highlighted by the 2022-23 win over No. 3 Purdue.
  • Maryland won a program-record 14 consecutive Big Ten conference games at XFINITY, including all 10 games in 2022-23 and the final three of 2021-22.
  • Maryland's 16-1 home record in 2022-23 was the best since 2019-20. The 16 wins in 2022-23 and 17 in 2024-25 are the eighth and ninth times overall to win 16-or-more at home. In both 2012-13 and 2014-15, the Terps won 18 games at home going 18-3 and 18-1.
Diggy's Dominance:
  • "I felt hot. I felt good going into the game. I felt the momentum from the team. My team always gives me that confidence."
  • "I knew about the record, but I wasn't chasing it. If I had made my free throws, it would have been different."
  • "It feels great. We really appreciate the fans. The whole day felt great. Getting the win and making some shots, it all felt good, but we're trying to stay humble."
  • "I'm trying not to be result-oriented, but focused on the process."
Buzz Williams' Breakdown:
  • "Coit has video-game tendencies. He has an ability to score at his size that's uncommon. He can create space and his ability to make shots off the dribble is rare. It was fun to watch. I'm happy for him. I'm happy for our team."
  • "We needed what he did today."
  • "I thought he handled it with great humility. He handled it the right way."
  • "We've been trying to find different ways to be successful for longer periods of time. Our endurance is continuing to increase."
  • "I'm not asking our guys to play perfect, but we're trying to create more awareness of the things that have caused us strife in the past."
  • "I really admire the resilience of our group, and I'm grateful for the creativity of our coaches. We're committed to the process of learning the league. Our players' spirit has been arguably the best thing we've done. We've just got to continue to build confidence."
Numbers To Know:
  • 2: Maryland picked up its second straight win over Penn State.
  • 9: The Terps started their ninth different starting lineup of the season.
  • 9: Coit tied the program record with nine made threes.
  • 18: Maryland's 18 made threes set a new program record.
  • 30: Coit's 30 points were the most by any Big Ten player in an opening half since Iowa's Luka Garza dropped 30 on Western Illinois on Dec. 3, 2020.
  • 30: Maryland's +30 margin at the half was the program's second-largest margin of lead at halftime this century. (+33 vs. OSU last year, 50-17)
  • 40: Coit became the second Terp with multiple 40-point performances in a single season (Gene Shue in 1952-23), the first major college player with two this season and the first since 2019-20 (Markus Howard (Marquette) and Mason Jones (Arkansas)). He is only the second Big Ten player with 40 points in multiple games this century (Carsen Edwards of Purdue had three in 2018-19).
  • 43: Coit's 43 points marked a new XFINITY Center record, passing his own 41 points earlier this season for MBB and 42 from Brionna Jones in 2017 and VT's Elizabeth Kitley in 2022.
  • 52: Coit's 52 three-pointers this season are the third-most in the Big Ten.
  • 53: Maryland shot 53% (18-of-34) from deep.
  • 54: The Terps shot 54% (33-of-61) from the floor in the win.
  • 56: Maryland's 56 points in the first half were the program's most in the first half of a regular season Big Ten game. 
  • 100: Saunders played in his 100th-career game
  • 108: Adams has gone to the free throw line 108 times this season, which is the fifth-highest mark in the Big Ten.
  • 230: The Terps have 230 offensive rebounds this season, which is good for fourth-most in the Big Ten. 
  • 330: Maryland has made 330 free throws this season, which is the second-highest total in the Big Ten.
Up Next:
  • Maryland takes to the road to face No. 13 Illinois on Jan. 21. The game is set for 7 PM and will air on BTN and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
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