Wagner Seahawks @ Maryland Terrapins
Payne scores career-high 30 points in Maryland's 89-63 win over Wagner
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- — Pharrel Payne scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Myles Rice added 16 points, and Maryland cruised past Wagner 89-63 on Tuesday night.
Payne was 8-of-11 from the floor and made 14 of his 20 free-throw attempts in the contest. He also added three blocks, and Rice had five steals.
Maryland (6-3) was in control for the majority of the game, leading for all but 3:39 of the game and last trailing when the score was 24-23 with 2:38 remaining in the first half. The Terrapins held a 33-26 lead at halftime.
Darius Adams had 12 points and six rebounds, but struggled to a 3-for-12 night shooting. Solomon Washington added 10 points and six rebounds of his own for the Terrapins.
Nick Jones had 16 points to lead the Seahawks (1-6), Jaden Baker added 13, and Sam Smith had 10. Wagner was held to 37% (21 of 57) of shooting from the field, and 26% (6 of 23) from deep.
Maryland snapped a two-game losing streak, allowing 100 or more points to No. 11 Gonzaga and No. 12 Alabama.
Wagner hosts Bryant & Stratton and Maryland visits Iowa on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Scirotto
- John Floyd
- Andy O'Brien
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Saint Francis | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 1-8 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Purdue | 1-0 | - | 8-0 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-2 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-4 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 7-1 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 4-4 |

