No. 25 Maryland visits Williams and Nebraska
Maryland Terrapins (18-6, 8-5 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-8, 6-7 Big Ten)
Lincoln, Nebraska; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska plays No. 25 Maryland after Brice Williams scored 24 points in Nebraska's 79-71 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Cornhuskers have gone 10-2 at home. Nebraska is ninth in the Big Ten with 34.3 points per game in the paint led by Juwan Gary averaging 6.8.
The Terrapins are 8-5 in conference play. Maryland averages 82.8 points and has outscored opponents by 16.3 points per game.
Nebraska's average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Maryland gives up. Maryland has shot at a 48.0% clip from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points higher than the 41.6% shooting opponents of Nebraska have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is averaging 19.4 points for the Cornhuskers. Gary is averaging 13.1 points over the past 10 games.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, while averaging 14.3 points, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals. Rodney Rice is shooting 48.0% and averaging 15.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 4-6, averaging 75.3 points, 31.3 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points per game.
Terrapins: 7-3, averaging 78.4 points, 31.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 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 | 11-2 | - | 19-5 |
Purdue | 11-3 | 0.5 | 19-6 |
Michigan State | 10-3 | 1 | 19-5 |
Wisconsin | 9-4 | 2 | 19-5 |
UCLA | 9-5 | 2.5 | 18-7 |
Maryland | 8-5 | 3 | 18-6 |
Illinois | 9-6 | 3 | 17-8 |
Nebraska | 6-7 | 5 | 16-8 |
USC | 6-7 | 5 | 14-10 |
Ohio State | 6-7 | 5 | 14-10 |
Oregon | 6-8 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
Indiana | 6-8 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
Rutgers | 5-8 | 6 | 12-12 |
Iowa | 4-8 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
Minnesota | 4-9 | 7 | 12-12 |
Northwestern | 4-10 | 7.5 | 13-12 |
Washington | 3-9 | 7.5 | 12-11 |
Penn State | 3-11 | 8.5 | 13-12 |