
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Maryland Terrapins
· NCAA Men's BasketballGillespie scores 22, including go-ahead basket in final minute, and Maryland edges Nebraska 69-66

The Terrapins led for most of the game but squandered a nine-point lead in the final five minutes before Gillespie's bucket put them back ahead 68-66 with 40 seconds remaining.
Maryland's Julian Reese came up with a steal on Nebraska's next possession and with 22 seconds left Rodney Rice made the front end of a one-and-one to give Maryland a 69-66 lead. Connor Essegian missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left and time ran out after the Terps' Jordan Geronimo missed the front end of the bonus.
Gillespie made five 3-pointers and added five assists and four steals. Rice scored 15 points, Selton Miguel added 11, and Reese had 10 rebounds and blocked four shots for Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten).
Andrew Morgan scored 17 points off the bench and Brice Williams added 14 for Nebraska (12-6, 2-5). Morgan and Juwan Gary, who scored six points, both reached 1,000 career points.
Nebraska built a five-point lead late in the first half before Maryland hit three 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes, taking a 37-35 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Rice scored seven points and Gillespie added another 3-pointer for a 64-55 Maryland lead with a little under seven minutes remaining. Six minutes later the Cornhuskers tied it one last time before Gillespie's winning layup.
By going 1 for 3 from the free-throw line down the stretch the Terps stayed under 70 points, giving them the distinction of ending the Huskers' 36-game winning streak when holding their opponent to 70 points or fewer.
Nebraska hosts USC on Wednesday and Maryland visits Illinois on Thursday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 69 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 69 |
2nd 0:00 | Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 69 |
2nd 0:01 | Jordan Geronimo missed Free Throw. | 66 - 69 |
2nd 0:01 | Nebraska Timeout | 66 - 69 |
Statistics
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27-58 | FG | 26-58 |
46.6 | Field Goal % | 44.8 |
6-16 | 3PT | 10-25 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
6-11 | FT | 7-12 |
54.5 | Free Throw % | 58.3 |
36 | Rebounds | 32 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
15 | Assists | 15 |
8 | Steals | 8 |
2 | Blocks | 8 |
13 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
14 | Fouls | 13 |
5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information

Location: College Park, MD
Attendance: 11,069 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |