National Basketball Association
Maryland 77, Minnesota 71
When: 6:30 PM ET, Monday, January 13, 2025
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Larry Scirotto, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
10271
By Field Level Media
Derik Queen scored 27 points on 10-for-15 shooting and Maryland held on for a 77-71 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Monday evening in College Park, Md.
Rodney Rice added 21 points on 5-for-10 shooting for Maryland (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten). Ja'Kobi Gillespie finished with 15 points to go along with a team-high seven assists.
Dawson Garcia scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Minnesota (8-9, 0-6). Lu'Cye Patterson and Isaac Asuma finished with 15 points apiece.
Maryland shot 47.3 percent (26 of 55) overall and 31.6 percent (6 of 19) from 3-point range. Minnesota shot 41.5 percent (22 of 53) from the field and 47.1 percent (8 of 17) from beyond the arc.
The Terrapins finished with a 17-4 advantage in fastbreak points.
Minnesota led by as many as eight points in the first half. A layup by Femi Odukale gave the Golden Gophers a 31-25 lead with 4:07 remaining before the break, and Patterson added a pair of free throws to increase the advantage to 33-25 with 3:34 remaining.
Maryland finished the first half on a 7-2 run to close the deficit to 35-32. Queen scored the Terrapins' final seven points of the half thanks to a three-point play, a jump shot and a dunk off a feed from Gillespie.
The Terrapins took control in the second half. They built their lead as high as 11 after Queen erupted for six straight points on back-to-back layups and a dunk.
Queen's final basket of the 6-0 run increased Maryland's lead to 68-57 with 4:19 to play.
Minnesota tried to stage a late comeback. Patterson made a 3-pointer to pull the Golden Gophers within 74-69 with 12 seconds left.
Rice made 1 of 2 free-throw attempts moments later to give Maryland a 75-69 edge.
Garcia made a layup on the opposite end to cut the Minnesota deficit to 75-71 with five seconds to go.
That proved to be Minnesota's final basket. Rice finished the scoring with a pair of free throws, and Patterson missed a 3-point attempt before time expired.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Maryland |
Dawson Garcia 21 |
Scoring |
Derick Queen 27 |
Parker Fox 4 |
Assists |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie 7 |
Femi Odukale 8 |
Rebounds |
Julian Reese 8 |
Lu'Cye Patterson 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Rice 9 |
Dawson Garcia 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Geronimo 1 |
Parker Fox 2 |
Blocks |
Tafara Gapare 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Minnesota
|
71 |
41.5 |
8-17 |
19-23 |
10 |
31 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Maryland
|
77 |
47.3 |
6-19 |
19-24 |
14 |
27 |
5 |
6 |
10 |