No. 25 Maryland visits Williams and Nebraska

Published Feb. 12, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

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.