Northwestern faces Maryland after Martinelli's 27-point game

Maryland Terrapins (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (10-6, 1-4 Big Ten)

Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Maryland after Nick Martinelli scored 27 points in Northwestern's 78-68 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

The Wildcats have gone 8-1 at home. Northwestern is 1-2 in one-possession games.

The Terrapins have gone 3-3 against Big Ten opponents. Maryland is 11-0 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Northwestern's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Maryland gives up. Maryland averages 17.7 more points per game (84.6) than Northwestern allows (66.9).

The Wildcats and Terrapins square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martinelli is averaging 19.9 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Derik Queen is averaging 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Terrapins.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 73.3 points, 29.3 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points per game.

Terrapins: 7-3, averaging 84.0 points, 32.6 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.