Overview
- Maryland closed the game with a 36-24 surge over the final 12:14 after trailing 58-53.
- David Coit led the Terps with 19 points, Isaiah Watts added 18 off the bench, and Darius Adams scored 16 as Elijah Saunders pulled down 11 rebounds.
- Pharrel Payne scored 13 on 6-for-6 shooting in 17 minutes before exiting following a hard landing on a dunk.
- Marquette’s Chase Ross had a career-high 31 points, and the Golden Eagles owned a 44-35 rebounding edge with a 20-4 margin on the offensive glass that yielded a 25-6 second-chance advantage.
- The announced crowd of 15,586 at Fiserv Forum saw Williams’ first visit to Milwaukee in 11 years, with Marquette great Jerel McNeal honored at halftime.