Overview
- Both teams enter 0-6 in Big Ten play, with Maryland at 7-10 overall and Penn State at 9-8.
- Maryland will be without leading scorer Pharrel Payne, who remains sidelined by a knee injury.
- Penn State’s Kayden Mingo has missed three games with a broken nose, and coach Mike Rhoades confirmed Freddie Dilione V has a sprained ankle; both are questionable for Sunday.
- The Terrapins rank last in the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (39.8%) and three-point percentage (31.2%) and commit a league-high 13.2 turnovers per game.
- Penn State struggles on the glass with 31 rebounds per game, ranking 348th in Division I, yet several conference losses have been by single digits to ranked opponents.