National Basketball Association
Maryland 73, Rutgers 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials:
# Robert Riley, # Gene Steratore, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
12419
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No. 11 Maryland 73, Rutgers 65: Dez Wells scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the host Terrapins survived a scare from the Scarlet Knights.
Jake Layman added 12 points to go along with 13 rebounds for Maryland (16-2, 4-1 Big Ten), which rallied from a six-point deficit with 7:38 remaining. Jared Nickens also tallied 12 points and Melo Trimble had 11 for the Terrapins, who overcame 34.4 percent shooting from the field.
Myles Mack paced Rutgers (10-8, 2-3) with 19 points and six assists while Junior Etou corralled eight rebounds. Mike Williams and Bishop Daniels scored 12 points apiece for the Scarlet Knights, who couldn't survive an 8-of-16 performance from the free-throw line.
Mack hit two 3-pointers during a 14-2 surge to open up the second half as Rutgers pulled ahead 45-40 and Etou nailed a jumper a short time later to increase the lead to six with just under 7 1/2 minutes remaining. Wells scored six points as part of an 11-2 run to put Maryland back in front 62-59 and the Terrapins held the Scarlet Knights without a field goal for the last four minutes to win their sixth straight home game.
Williams scored eight straight points to give the Scarlet Knights a 22-20 lead before Nickens connected from beyond the arc later on to put Maryland on top 31-25. The Terrapins made eight 3-pointers in the first half - including three in the last four minutes - to take a 38-31 advantage into intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland won the battle of the boards 46-33 and held a 16-5 advantage on the offensive glass. … Rutgers has lost 24 straight road games to top 25 opponents. … The Terrapins knocked down a season-high 11 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| Rutgers |
|
Maryland |
|
Myles Mack 19 |
Scoring |
Dezmine Wells 17 |
|
Myles Mack 6 |
Assists |
Melo Trimble 4 |
|
Junior Etou 8 |
Rebounds |
Jake Layman 13 |
|
Bishop Daniels 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Dezmine Wells 7 |
|
Bishop Daniels 1 |
Steals |
Melo Trimble 3 |
|
Bishop Daniels 1 |
Blocks |
Damonte Dodd 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Rutgers
|
65 |
45.5 |
7-17 |
8-16 |
11 |
29 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| Maryland
|
73 |
34.4 |
11-28 |
20-28 |
14 |
44 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
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