Overview
- Maryland closed nonconference play at 7-6 with a wire-to-wire win that ended a three-game losing streak.
- The Terps opened on a 17-0 run and led 45-18 at halftime behind crisp ball movement and hot perimeter shooting.
- Freshman Darius Adams scored 18 points while Isaiah Watts, in his first Maryland start, added 17 with a season-high four 3-pointers in the first half.
- Pharrel Payne missed his second straight game with a right knee injury, prompting a smaller, five-out look that produced 14 assists on 24 field goals.
- Old Dominion trimmed the margin to 12 late as Maryland’s offense cooled and bench production remained limited, with Big Ten play resuming Friday against Oregon.