Nebraska Men's Basketball Falls Short Against No. 25 Maryland

The winning streak is over for the Big Red.

Nebraska men's basketball fell short against No. 25 Maryland Thursday evening, 83-75. The Huskers fell to 16-9 on the year and 6-8 in the Big Ten Conference, while the Terrapins improve to 19-6 overall and 9-5 in the league.

Without Berke Buyuktuncel to help out inside on both ends, Maryland dominated the paint. The Terrapins led by seven at halftime, but NU fought back late.

ebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg talks to guard Rollie Worster. — Feb 13, 2025; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg talks to guard Rollie Worster (24) during a timeout in the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Pinnacle Bank Arena. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Nebraska closed the deficit to two points multiple times in the final two minutes, including a pair of trips to the line for Andrew Morgan that saw him go 4-for-4. Unfortunately for the home side, the visitors simply could not miss in winning time.

Ja'Kobi Gillespite, Rodney Rice, and Selton Miguel all hit tough shots to keep Nebraska at bay. On the other end, Brice Williams missed a trio of 3s in the final 25 seconds as Maryland sealed the game with free throws.

The Huskers shot 43.1% for the game, including 9-of-25 on 3s. The Terrapins shot 58.5% overall, making 7-of-15 from deep.

Maryland Terrapins center Derik Queen (25) shoots against Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Andrew Morgan (23). — Feb 13, 2025; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Maryland Terrapins center Derik Queen (25) shoots against Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Andrew Morgan (23) during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Maryland scored 42 points in the paint to Nebraska's 26. The Terrapins also won the battle of the boards, 34-22.

Juwan Gary scored a team-high 22 points, followed closely by Brice Williams with 20 points.

Nebraska heads back on the road to face Northwestern on Sunday. Tip is set for 2 p.m. CST on the Big Ten Network.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Notes

Juwan Gary led Nebraska with 22 points, his fifth 20-point game this season and eighth of his career.
Brice Williams added 20 points for his fifth straight 20-point game. His five consecutive 20-point game matches the most by a Husker in the Big Ten era (Keisei Tominaga, 2023)
Overall, Williams scored at least 20 points for the 13th time this season. His 13 20-point games have tied Terran Petteway (2014-15) for the most 20-point games in a season since Nebraska joined the Big Ten.
Nebraska made 16-of-17 free throws in the game, finishing with a season-high 94.1 percent from the charity stripe.
Gary and Williams each scored 20 points in the same game for the fourth time this season. Overall, Nebraska has had five games this season when two players scored 20 or more points.
Andrew Morgan had 15 points in the game. That marked his second-highest scoring game of the season, trailing only the 17 points he had at Maryland on Jan. 19. In two games against the Terrapins, Morgan was 12-of-18 from the field and scored 32 points.
Braxton Meah played 18 minutes off the bench, his most action in a Big Ten game this season. Meah scored two points and had four rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot.
Maryland shot 58.5 percent, becoming only the third team to shoot over 50 percent against Nebraska this season.
Ahron Ulis led NU with four assists and in two games against Maryland had a 14-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Nebraska Men's Basketball Falls Short Against No. 25 Maryland

Nebraska Athletics Notes

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