National Basketball Association
Maryland 64, Nebraska 61
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 8, 2015
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Terry Oglesby, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
15856
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No. 9 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61: Melo Trimble had 21 points and seven rebounds as the visiting Terrapins held on to win their regular-season finale.
Dez Wells added 18 points and 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double after not securing one in previous appearances this season for Maryland (26-5, 14-4 Big Ten). Jake Layman contributed 11 points and matched his career high with three blocks for the Terrapins, who had already secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming conference tournament.
Shavon Shields finished with 26 points and four steals for Nebraska (13-17, 5-13). Terran Petteway had 19 points and 10 rebounds, but shot 5-for-22, and Walter Pitchford returned after missing Wednesday’s game with a hip flexor and totaled seven points to lead the reserves.
Nebraska led by five just before the midway point of the second half but Maryland found some footing and unleashed a 10-0 run to take its own five-point lead. Shields hit a jumper and followed with a three-point play after two free throws by Maryland, cutting the deficit to two, and his three-point play with 43 seconds on the clock drew the Cornhuskers within one, but Wells came back with a jumper with eight ticks left and Shields missed a final 3-point try.
Nebraska used an 8-0 run to take its biggest lead at 13-7 with 11:30 left in the first half. Maryland didn’t move back ahead until Damonte Dodd scored off an assist from Wells to take a 31-29 lead with 26 seconds left in the first half and that score stood up until the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland has won seven straight games, all by 10 points or less, and improved to 10-0 this season in games decided by six points or less. … Maryland coach Mark Turgeon matched his career high win total for a season, which came while coaching Wichita State in 2005-06. … Maryland committed a season-high 27 fouls.
Top Game Performances
| Maryland |
|
Nebraska |
|
Melo Trimble 21 |
Scoring |
Shavon Shields 26 |
|
Melo Trimble 4 |
Assists |
Shavon Shields 3 |
|
Dezmine Wells 12 |
Rebounds |
Terran Petteway 10 |
|
Melo Trimble 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Shavon Shields 10 |
|
N/A |
Steals |
Shavon Shields 4 |
|
Jake Layman 3 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Maryland
|
64 |
40.4 |
5-18 |
21-25 |
10 |
38 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
| Nebraska
|
61 |
30.5 |
2-14 |
23-37 |
5 |
33 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
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