Payne Scores 28 in Loss to Georgetown in Washington D.C.

Saturday, November 7

Washington, DC

7:30 PM

Maryland

1-1,0-0Big Ten

Georgetown

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Team	1	2	F
Maryland	28	46	74
Georgetown	44	42	86

11/7/2026 7:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Maryland is back in action on Friday against No. 9 Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maryland fell in its 67th all-time meeting with Georgetown, 86-74, on Saturday night at Capital One Arena. The Hoyas used a strong 3-point shooting night to push past the Terps and drop Maryland to 1-1 on the season.

Pharrel Payne led the offensive push for Maryland with 28 points and eight rebounds. He logged his 11th career game with 20+ points — and went a perfect 8-8 from the charity stripe — while Tomislav Buljan secured his 24th career double-digit rebound game with 10. The Terps controlled the boards, outrebounding the Hoyas 37-27 in the loss.

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Shooting from 3-point range was the primary difference in the Hoyas' 44-point first half. Georgetown shot 8-of-17 from behind the arch in the opening 20 minutes, while Maryland posted a 1-of-11 mark. A 12-0 Hoyas' scoring run at the end of the half saw Maryland face a 44-28 deficit at halftime.

Kaden House tallied 13 points against the Hoyas. DJ Wagner had 11. Georgetown finished Saturday's game with 15 3-pointers (15-of-30), the program's most since 2010. Jaland Lowe led the Hoyas with 22 points. The Terps scored 42 points in the paint, but ultimately fell to the Hoyas (2-0). Maryland is back in action in College Park on Friday against No. 9 Virginia in the Terps' Red Out game.

How it Happened:
1st Half:

Wagner got the Terps on the board with a layup.
Andre Mills got his scoring started with an early 3-pointer.
A Mills jumper gave the Terps their first lead, 9-7, four minutes in on a 7-0 stretch.
Georgetown reclaimed the lead with a 12-4 run.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from the Hoyas put them ahead 29-17 with 7:16 to play in the half.
A buzzer-beating layup from Payne pushed Maryland up to 21 points with five minutes to play.
Georgetown took command with another 12-0 scoring run.
Payne became the first Terp in double figures with a layup in the final seconds, but Georgetown led 44-28 at the half.

2nd Half:

The Hoyas hit another early 3-pointer after Payne knocked down a pair of free throws for Maryland's first points of the half.
Georgetown extended its lead with a 10-1 run in the first four minutes.
The Hoyas hit their 11th 3-pointer to pull ahead 59-38.
Georgetown's 12th shot from deep put the game away.
A pair of free throws put Payne at 20 points with nine minutes to play.
House reached double figures with a 3-pointer in the closing minutes.
Wagner secured his double-digit day as the clock ran out.
The Terps went on a late 10-0 run.
The Hoyas closed out their 86-74 win.

Double-Digit Days:

Pharrel Payne (28 points, eight rebounds) scored in double figures for the second time this season and the 54th time in his career.
DJ Wagner (13 points) logged double-digit scoring for the second time this season and the 50th time in his career.
Kaden House (11 points) has scored in double figures in each of his first two career games.

Buzz Williams' Breakdown:

"I think our transition defense was connected to our average shot selection too much in the first half."
"We offensive rebounded much better in the second half. We got to the free throw line better in the second half. Our shot selection was much better in the second half."
"I don't know that our offense helped our defense at the rate that it has to in order to win on the road."
"I really like where Kaden is defensively. I really like the toughness that he competes with. He's beginning to understand space offensively, which will allow him to get fouled at a higher rate."
"We were eight to 10 minutes late getting to the bonus in the second half."
"We need our shot selection to be better. We have to put more pressure on the rim."
"We'll utilize tonight, tomorrow, and Monday the right way in order to diagnose the lessons."

Payne in the Paint:

"They punched us in the mouth first and hit us with a level of physicality. We didn't respond."
"I think our coaches did a pretty good job in the scout, we just didn't perform."
"We didn't play to the level we're supposed to."
"We should have played with our chest more and played less with our hands. We have to be physical with our chests."

Numbers to Know:

3: Maryland had three double-digit scorers.
37: Maryland secured 37 rebounds to Georgetown's 27.
28: Payne's 28 points fell just short of his career-high 30 mark set last season against Wagner.
42: The Terps scored 42 of their points in the paint.
67: Saturday night marked the 67th all-time meeting between Maryland and Georgetown in a series that dates back to 1910.

Up Next:

Maryland returns to College Park to host No. 9 Virginia for the Terps' Red Out on Nov. 13. Tipoff is set for 8 PM on Peacock and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.