Maryland hosts Williams and Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
Terrapins -9.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska takes on Maryland after Brice Williams scored 21 points in Nebraska's 85-82 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
The Terrapins are 11-1 on their home court. Maryland is second in the Big Ten in team defense, giving up 64.4 points while holding opponents to 41.2% shooting.
The Cornhuskers are 2-4 against conference opponents. Nebraska has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.
Maryland makes 48.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.9 percentage points higher than Nebraska has allowed to its opponents (41.0%). Nebraska scores 12.8 more points per game (77.2) than Maryland gives up (64.4).
The Terrapins and Cornhuskers meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ja'Kobi Gillespie is averaging 13.9 points, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals for the Terrapins.
Connor Essegian averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cornhuskers, scoring 11.6 points while shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 6-4, averaging 81.8 points, 31.9 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Cornhuskers: 6-4, averaging 73.0 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 6-0 | - | 15-2 |
Purdue | 7-1 | - | 15-4 |
Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
Wisconsin | 5-2 | 1.5 | 15-3 |
Illinois | 5-2 | 1.5 | 13-4 |
Indiana | 5-3 | 2 | 14-5 |
Oregon | 4-3 | 2.5 | 15-3 |
Maryland | 3-4 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
UCLA | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
Iowa | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
USC | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
Rutgers | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
Nebraska | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
Northwestern | 2-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
Penn State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 12-6 |
Ohio State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
Washington | 1-6 | 5.5 | 10-8 |
Minnesota | 1-6 | 5.5 | 9-9 |