Nebraska Struggles in Home Loss to No. 11 Maryland

Nebraska may hardly have regarded extra totally different Sunday from the final time they took on a ranked Maryland workforce.

In December, the Huskers surprised the then-No. 20 Terrapins at their place 90-67. In Lincoln, Nebraska struggled to make baskets and even maintain onto the ball in 69-54 loss.

The sport was shut for the primary seven minutes as Nebraska managed to solely path 8-6. However Maryland went on a 10-0 run, together with eight made free throws, to shut out the primary quarter.

The second quarter started with a 9-3 run because the Terrapins stretched their result in 23 factors by halftime. Nebraska put collectively a 14-4 run within the fourth quarter, but it surely was too little too late.

The Huskers shot simply 30.6 % for the sport, together with 5-of-27 on 3s. Nebraska tied a season excessive with 22 turnovers.

On the opposite finish, Maryland did not shoot a lot totally different, going 30.3 % from the ground and including 4 made 3s in 18 makes an attempt. The true distinction got here on the free throw line.

Nebraska shot 11-of-20 on the stripe. Maryland: 25-of-37. There wasn’t a powerful foul discrepancy for the sport, with Nebraska being known as for 27 and Maryland for 22. A lot of the fouls the Terrapins drew had been of the capturing selection, which they took benefit of. There was additionally extraordinarily inconsistent officiating, however that is not something new for the Massive Ten Convention.

Jaz Shelley was the one Husker to achieve double figures, notching 10 factors to go together with six rebounds and 5 assists. Sam Haiby led Nebraska with 12 rebounds, falling shy of a double-double with 9 factors. Alexis Markowski additionally did nicely on the boards, grabbing 10. However the star sophomore did not play the ultimate quarter-hour of the sport as she picked up her fourth foul halfway by the third quarter.

Nebraska, now 12-8 on the 12 months and 4-5 in Massive Ten play, heads to No. 10 Iowa on Saturday.

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