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Young’s 20 help Maryland surge past No. 3 Purdue 68-54 – WTOP News
Jahmir Younger scored 20 factors and Maryland used a dominant stretch in the midst of the second half Thursday night time to rally previous No. 3 Purdue 68-54 and deal the Boilermakers their second consecutive loss.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Kevin Willard walked away from a Thursday morning movie session with little doubt his workforce would upend No. 3 Purdue lower than 12 hours later.
Then his Terrapins went out and proved the first-year coach prophetic, unleashing a dominant stretch in the midst of the second half to rally previous the Boilermakers 68-54 and deal Purdue its second consecutive loss.
College students stormed the court docket — and one even climbed onto a basket — after Maryland earned its fourth victory of the season over a ranked workforce. Precisely 10 years earlier, followers rushed onto the identical court docket after Maryland beat then-No. 2 Duke.
“I knew we had been going to win,” Willard stated. “This was not a shock to me. That is an unbelievable program. It’s top-of-the-line packages within the nation. I believed it was necessary for the fanbase and it was necessary for the scholars to only perceive what this program is basically all about.”
Jahmir Younger scored 20 factors for the Terps (18-8, 9-6 Large Ten), who trailed 37-29 earlier than erupting on a 29-4 burst to take management. Hakim Hart added 13 factors for Maryland, which defeated a top-three workforce for the primary time since toppling then-No. 3 Iowa 74-68 on Jan. 28, 2016.
Maryland improved to 14-1 at residence this season and continued its resurgence after going 15-17 final season, this system’s first shedding season since 1992-93.
“Like coach stated within the locker room, ‘Simply consider the place you had been final yr,’” stated ahead Julian Reese, who had 10 factors and 9 rebounds. “Right now final yr, we had a nasty file — I’m not precisely positive what it was — and (now) it’s (18-8) and we simply beat a top-five workforce within the nation. It’s undoubtedly a confidence booster, however we now have to maintain working.”
Zach Edey and Braden Smith each scored 18 factors for Purdue (23-4, 12-4), which has misplaced three of 4 — all on the street. The Boilermakers had been outrebounded 35-23 by the smaller Terps. It was their largest deficit on the glass all season and solely the third time they had been overwhelmed on the boards.
“We now have to be harder,” Purdue coach Matt Painter stated. “It’s important to are available in right here and win the possession battle. It’s important to have extra rebounds and fewer turnovers. Now you can begin proper there and work towards one thing. We didn’t try this. Whenever you get on the street and you’ve got fewer possessions and now you don’t shoot effectively, oh that’s going to be a protracted night time versus a top quality workforce.”
The Boilermakers appeared headed for a bounce-back from Sunday’s 64-58 loss at Northwestern once they took an eight-point lead within the second half. However a possession after a basket by Younger, Purdue ahead Mason Gillis was known as for a foul after which was assessed a technical foul for arguing with official Doug Sirmons.
“It was undoubtedly a momentum swing,” Younger stated. “We simply tried to restrict them to 1 shot and get out in transition. That’s once we play our greatest ball.”
That successfully ignited a 10-0 spurt that prompted Painter to name timeout. He tried to once more stem the run when Hart hit a 3 to make it 50-41 — a 21-4 spree at that time.
Maryland stored surging after the timeout, and by the point Hart made one other 3 with 7:15 remaining, the Terps had been up 58-41 and Purdue confronted its largest deficit of the season.
“It simply appeared like they had been dwelling about eight toes from the rim proper within the center, they usually had been simply breaking us down off the dribble,” Painter stated.
The Terps finally pushed the benefit to 18 and by no means noticed their lead minimize to single digits the remainder of the night time towards a workforce that was ranked No. 1 earlier this month.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers’ current struggles have all come towards good groups, however they haven’t been as sharp as they had been throughout their 22-1 begin. There’s nonetheless time to kind issues out earlier than the postseason, and Purdue ought to get a lift from enjoying three of its last 4 regular-season video games at residence.
Maryland: The Terrapins improved to 8-0 in convention residence video games underneath Willard. Maryland additionally avenged an earlier loss for the third time this season; the Terps additionally break up with Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Purdue fell from No. 1 to No. 3 after its loss at Northwestern on Sunday, and the Boilermakers appear more likely to slip at the least just a few extra spots subsequent week.
UP NEXT
Purdue performs host to Ohio State on Sunday.
Maryland visits Nebraska on Sunday.
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