No. 3 Purdue hosts Young and Maryland

Published Jan. 21, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Maryland Terrapins (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (18-1, 7-1 Big Ten)

West Lafayette, Indiana; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland visits the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers after Jahmir Young scored 26 points in Maryland's 64-58 victory against the Michigan Wolverines.

The Boilermakers have gone 8-1 at home. Purdue ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 32.5 points per game in the paint led by Zach Edey averaging 16.0.

The Terrapins have gone 3-4 against Big Ten opponents. Maryland scores 71.1 points while outscoring opponents by 6.6 points per game.

The Boilermakers and Terrapins face off Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Edey is averaging 21.3 points, 13 rebounds and 2.3 blocks for the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games for Purdue.

Young is averaging 15.8 points for the Terrapins. Donta Scott is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games for Maryland.

LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 9-1, averaging 69.9 points, 35.6 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 4.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.9 points per game.

Terrapins: 4-6, averaging 63.4 points, 32.2 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% 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.