Maryland hosts Williams and Nebraska
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3:43 AM on Saturday, January 18
By The Associated Press
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska visits Maryland after Brice Williams scored 21 points in Nebraska's 85-82 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
The Terrapins have gone 11-1 in home games. Maryland is fifth in the Big Ten scoring 84.0 points while shooting 48.9% from the field.
The Cornhuskers are 2-4 in Big Ten play. Nebraska scores 77.2 points and has outscored opponents by 7.2 points per game.
Maryland's average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 9.8 per game Nebraska allows. Nebraska averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than Maryland allows.
The Terrapins and Cornhuskers face off Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Reese is averaging 13.2 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Terrapins.
Berke Buyuktuncel is averaging 7.2 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Cornhuskers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 6-4, averaging 81.8 points, 31.9 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Cornhuskers: 6-4, averaging 73.0 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.