Maryland (10-15, 3-11 B1G) at Northwestern (10-16, 2-13 B1G)
February 18, 2026
8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT
Welsh-Ryan Arena
BTN
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Coming off a 68-57 loss at Rutgers on Sunday in a defensive-minded battle, Maryland closes out its two-game road swing on Wednesday night at Northwestern. The game will tip at 8 PM ET and will be televised on BTN. Legendary Voice of the Terps
Johnny Holliday will call the action for the Maryland Sports Radio Network alongside Chris Knoche.
At Rutgers,
Solomon Washington's sixth-career double-double highlighted Maryland's efforts on Sunday. He scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 14 boards to lead all players as the Terps outgained Rutgers 41-38 on the glass.
Darius Adams recorded a 13-point, six-rebound game in his New Jersey homecoming. He logged his 17th-career double-digit scoring performance of his freshman season.
Diggy Coit continued his climb up the Maryland all-time ranks with two three-pointers in his 12-point, five-assist game. His 64 three pointers on the season are already tied for the 15th-most by a Terp in a single season.
Series History
- Maryland leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 13-7, after the two teams split a pair of meetings last season.
- Northwestern has won three of the last four meetings including a 76-74 victory in overtime last year thanks to a Nick Martinelli bucket with 0.7 seconds remaining in the extra frame.
- Maryland won the return trip to College Park in the regular-season finale, 74-61. All-time at home, the Terps hold a 7-2 record over the Wildcats.
- Northwestern holds a 6-4 edge in the series in Evanston.
Diggy, Diggy, Diggy Can't You See ...
- Diggy Coit has proven to be a walking bucket or as head coach Buzz Williams has said - "put up videogame numbers." Twice this season, he has scored 40-or-more points including a career-high and XFINITY Center all-time record 43 points against Penn State. That total was just one shy of matching Ernie Graham's 44 points against NC State in 1978 as the program's single-game scoring record.
- Coit also scored 41 against Mount St. Mary's this season. He is only the second player in program history to score 40-or-more points in a season alongside Gene Shue (1952-53).
- As part of his 43 points against Penn State, Coit also tied the program and XFINITY Center records for single-game three pointers (alongside Mike Jones vs. UMKC, 12/13/06). His 15 three-point field goal attempts against Penn State tied Maryland's single-game record alongside Greivis Vasquez who was in attendance.
- Among active NCAA players, Coit is just the third to have multiple 40-point games joining Treysen Eaglestaff (2) of North Dakota and Dior Johnson (2) of Tarleton State. He is the only Big Ten player to have multiple 40-point games.
- Since 1996-97, he is one of 14 major conference players to have multiple 40 point games in a single season and the first since 2019-20.
- Coit is the first Big Ten player since Purdue's Carsen Edwards (3 in 2018-19) with multiple 40-point games in a season.
Solo Making An Impact
- After missing the first eight games of the season due to injury, Solomon Washington has given a veteran presence to the line-up since his return at the start of December. The senior is averaging 10.2 points and 9.1 rebounds in his 17 games played.
- Washington made his Maryland debut on Dec. 2 against Wagner where he had 10 points and six rebounds.
- He had his first double-double as a Terp with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Old Dominion. That marked the second straight game he had double-figure rebounds (12 vs. Virginia).
- His other double-doubles this year including 17 points/12 rebounds against Oregon, 13 points/10 rebounds at No. 11 Illinois, and 11 points/14 rebounds at Rutgers.
- Washington is looking to average a double-double for a season for the 23rd time in program history dating back to 1954-55.
Palpable Buzz
- Buzz Williams was named head coach at Maryland on April 2, 2025 after re-building Texas A&M into a program that reached three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. For his career, he seeking to become one of just three NCAA Division I head coaches to post 100 career wins at four different institutions – Maryland Hall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell and Steve Alford.
- Williams is one of 12 active Division I head coaches to win at least one NCAA Tournament game at three different programs. He's coached in 23 NCAA Tournament games, winning 12, both of which rank among the Top 25 among all Division I head coaches.
- In 2024-25, Buzz Williams earned his 100th win at Texas A&M with a 77-73 victory over Creighton (11/27). He joined Tennessee's Rick Barnes as the only head coaches to win 100+ games at three power conference schools.
Promotions
- The promotions start early and often for Maryland basketball so don't miss out on the excitement! Current ticket promotions include Sunday Shoutouts package which includes tickets and a videoboard message!
- Notable remaining games include the Checker Flag Game against Illinois (Mar. 8) which will also be Senior Day and Military Caregiver Appreciation Day.
- Full promotions and exclusive ticket deals can be found here.
