NCAAB

Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines

· NCAA Men's Basketball
23-7, 5-5 Away
Final
71 - 65
22-8, 13-3 Home

No. 13 Maryland tops No. 17 Michigan 71-65, giving Michigan State at least share of Big Ten title

Rodney Rice buries 3-pointer against Michigan Wolverines

The Terrapins (23-7, 13-6) have won six of seven games, losing only to the Spartans on a buzzer-beating heave.

The Wolverines (22-8, 14-5) have lost two straight and three of their last four home games, falling out of first place in the conference.

Michigan State has a 1 1/2-game lead with two games left in the regular season. The Spartans, who are 15-3 in Big Ten play, visit Iowa on Thursday night before closing at home Sunday against rival Michigan.

Maryland took control by holding Michigan to a season-low 22 points in the first half while building an 11-point lead.

The Wolverines hurt their comeback chances with nine turnovers in the second half.

Rodney Rice scored 19 points and Selton Miguel had 17 for the Terrapins.

Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf each scored 20 points, and Tre Donaldson added 10 points and six assists for the Wolverines.

Takeaways Maryland: Kevin Willard's balanced squad is playing well at the right time, winning 10 of its last 11 to improve its seeding for the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments.

Michigan: Dusty May's team needed a win to guarantee it would be playing for a share of the Big Ten title Sunday against the Spartans.

Key moment Wolf went 0 of 2 on free throws with 5:48 left, missing a chance to cut Michigan's deficit to two points.

Key stat Maryland scored 21 points off Michigan's 16 turnovers.

Up next On the final weekend of the regular season, Maryland hosts Northwestern on Saturday, and Michigan plays at Michigan State on Sunday.

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Matchup Prediction

Michigan: 51.2%
Maryland: 48.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 65
2nd 0:03 Rodney Rice Defensive Rebound. 71 - 65
2nd 0:04 Danny Wolf missed Free Throw. 71 - 65
2nd 0:04 Foul on Julian Reese. 71 - 65

Statistics

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24-63 FG 27-62
38.1 Field Goal % 43.5
9-25 3PT 7-20
36.0 Three Point % 35.0
14-19 FT 4-7
73.7 Free Throw % 57.1
37 Rebounds 39
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 30
9 Assists 16
12 Steals 4
4 Blocks 0
8 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 9
5 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 34
12 Fouls 18
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Crisler Center

Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Attendance: 11,477 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 26-5
Maryland 14-6 3 24-7
Michigan 14-6 3 22-9
Wisconsin 13-7 4 23-8
UCLA 13-7 4 22-9
Purdue 13-7 4 21-10
Oregon 12-8 5 23-8
Illinois 12-8 5 20-11
Indiana 10-10 7 19-12
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-14
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-16
Nebraska 7-13 10 17-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 16-15
Iowa 7-13 10 16-15
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-16
USC 7-13 10 15-16
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
Full Standings