2/28/2023

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#21/24 Maryland (20-9, 11-7 B1G) 
vs. Ohio State (20-8, 11-6 B1G)
March 1, 2023
Value City Arena
7:00 pm

COLLEGE PARK, MD – It’s the final week of the regular season as Maryland heads to Ohio State on Wednesday night looking to secure a top-four spot in the Big Ten standings and upcoming tournament field. The Terps won the earlier meeting against the Buckeyes in the XFINITY Center which began a strong stretch of play for Maryland, while Ohio State has gone just 2-13 since that meeting.

The game will be televised on BTN starting at 7:00 p.m., while fans can also listen to the Maryland Sports Network (105.7 FM – Baltimore, The TEAM 980 AM – Washington, D.C., Sirius XM 384, One Maryland App) with Matt Noble (play-by-play) and Chris Knoche (analyst) calling the action.

The Terps hit their stride since the Ohio State game winning 10 of 14 with Maryland currently tied for 2nd in the Big Ten standings. In that stretch, Maryland is tied with Purdue (10-4) and Indiana (10-5) for wins. Nine of those wins came at home where the Terps outscored teams by 13.0 points per game. Maryland is 4-1 this season in ‘rematch’ games after defeating Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue and Minnesota (two-game sweep) at home. The lone loss was in overtime at Nebraska.

Maryland enters the game at No. 21 in the current NCAA NET rankings with three Quad 1 wins and seven Quad 2 wins. The Terps currently have the third best NET rating in the Big Ten. After the win over Northwestern, Maryland is now 5-1 against Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Top 25 as well. Maryland also re-entered the top 25 this week at No. 21 in the AP and No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Polls.

SERIES WITH OHIO STATE

• Maryland leads the all-time series against Ohio State, 11-9, including the win at the XFINITY Center earlier this season (80-73) on Jan. 8.
• The Terps are 3-6 all-time on the road with the last win coming on Jan. 18, 2019.

FEAR THE JAHMIR

• Jahmir Young is one of 18 active players in the NCAA to post 1,800 career points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists.
• Entering the season, many questioned Jahmir Young’s ability to translate his scoring from C-USA to Power 5 play.
• Young’s response has been a team-best 16.2 points and 3.3 assists per game. This season, he has a eight 20-point games including a season-high 30 against No. 24 Ohio State. In Big Ten play, Young has been magnificent averaging 17.7 points. He is also the third-leading rebounder (4.7) overall, leads the team in steals (36) and has the fourth-most blocked shots (13) on the team.
• Young is the nation’s 12th-ranked active career scorer with at 16.6 point per game average and the 31st ranked player in overall points (1,890).
• Young posted his first double-double (7th of his career) as a Terp with 30 points and 11 rebounds against No. 24 Ohio State. He became the first Maryland guard since Greivis Vasquez to post a 30-point, 10-rebound game. Vasquez had a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists against North Carolina on Feb. 21, 2009.
• At 17.7 points in league play, Young ranks sixth among all Big Ten players in scoring for league games. His 29 steals also ranks fourth in Big Ten games.
• In the win over Nebraska, he became one of two Big Ten players to post at least 18 points, 7 assists, and 6 steals in a game since 2002-03 joining Northwestern’s Chase Audige who did so this January as well.

BEST DEFENSE IN 40 YEARS

• Allowing just 62.8 points per game, Maryland has put together one of its best defensive seasons in over 40 years during Kevin Willard‘s first year at the helm. 
• The last season to give up fewer than 63 points per game was 1981-82 – a year before the ACC used the three-point line and three before the shot clock was adopted in 1985-86.

SCOTT REACHES 1,000 POINTS AND 500 REBOUNDS

• Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in the win over Miami. He scored 24 points in that game and now has 1,266 career points. He is also the 17th Terp to post 1,200 points and 600 rebounds in a career. Through 123 career games he now has 668 rebounds.
• Darryl Morsell (1,090 points / 510 rebounds / 2018-21) and Anthony Cowan (1,881 points / 508 rebounds / 2017-20) were the most recent Terps to post 1,000/500.
• Scott is now tied for 31st all-time in scoring and needs 25 points to move past Joe Smith (1290, 1993-95) for 30th. He needs four more boards to pass Obinna Ekezie (671, 1995-99) for 19th all-time.
• Scott was one of 20 players named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame in late October.
• This is Scott’s second year on the watch list after also garnering the honor last season. He joins Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15) as Terps to be recognized.
• Scott ranked as the No. 49 overall player nationally last season.

WINNING NUMBERS

• When Maryland wins, the Terps are averaging 77.6 points while allowing just 59.9 per game. Maryland is also averaging 16.3 made free throws and holds a +4.9 advantage in rebounds. 
• The Terps are holding opponents to just .408 from the field and .307 from beyond the arc this season in wins.
• Maryland is 18-0 this season when leading at halftime (the Ohio State victory snapped a 14-game losing skid when trailing at the half) and 16-2 when committing fewer turnovers (turnovers were equal against Ohio State). The Terps are also 20-1 this year when leading with 5:00 remaining (lost at Nebraska in OT).

THE WIN OVER #3 PURDUE

• It was a wild and raucous night at the XFINITY Center as the Terps took down No. 3 Purdue, 68-54, in front of another sellout home crowd on Feb. 16. Maryland used a 29-4 run in the second half to take control of the game with the students storming the court as the clock hit zero. The victory was Maryland’s first over an AP Top 5 team since Jan. 28, 2016 when the Terps defeated No. 3 Iowa, 74-68. It also extended Maryland’s program-record 11 consecutive home Big Ten win streak which includes an 8-0 mark this season in XFINITY.
• The win by 14 points was the largest over Top-5 opponent since beating #1 Duke by 15 (87-72) on Jan. 18, 2003. 
• Largest win over a Top-5 opponent as an unranked Maryland team since Dec. 16, 1961 when the Terps beat #3 Wake Forest by 17 (79-62).
• Only four times in history have the Terps beaten a Top-5 opponent by more than 14 points: 2/2/1980 (+19): #12 Maryland 101, #5 Duke 82; 2/21/1959 (+18): Maryland 69, #1 North Carolina 51; 12/16/1961 (+17): Maryland 79, #3 Wake Forest 62; 1/18/2003 (+15): #17 Maryland 87, #1 Duke 72
• 7th win over Top-5 opponent at XFINITY Center, last was vs. #3 Iowa (74-68) on Jan. 28, 2016. 
• 3rd win over Top-5 opponent at XFINITY as an unranked team with the last coming against #5 Virginia (75-69 in OT) on March 9, 2014 – Terps’ final regular-season game in the ACC. 
• 51st all-time win vs. Top-5 opponent and 34th all-time win vs. a Top-3 opponent.
• 26th all-time win vs. Top-5 opponent as an unranked Maryland team and 18th all-time vs. Top-3 opponent as an unranked team. 

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