LIVE: No. 3 Purdue, Maryland are close at halftime in Big 10 play
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No. 3 Purdue basketball visits Maryland for what promises to be a tough Big Ten matchup.
The Boilermakers (23-3, 12-3) maintain a comfortable lead in the conference standings but have lost two of their past three games. The Terrapins (17-8, 8-6) are fighting for a top-4 spot in the standings, which would bring a double bye in next month’s Big Ten tournament. Maryland is undefeated in Big Ten home games.
Purdue edged Maryland 58-55 in a Jan. 22 game in West Lafayette. ESPN’s matchup predictor gives the Terrapins a 50.3% chance of winning tonight.
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Final: Maryland 68, Purdue 54
Purdue suddenly looks quite mortal, losing three of its past four games.
Maryland takes it to the Boilermakers in the second half and runs past them. The Terrapins are +13 in rebounds and +4 in free throw attempts, areas Purdue often dominates.
Jahmir Young scores 20 points, Hakim Hart 13 and Julian Reese 10 with 8 rebounds.
Braden Smith scores 15 of his 18 points in the first 22 minutes, and Zach Edey adds 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The rest: 18 points.
Maryland, still unbeaten in Big Ten home games, takes command of the game after Mason Gillis’ technical foul with 15:30 go, when Purdue led 37-31.
And, again, the fans storm the court.
1:52 left 2H: Maryland 63, Purdue 52
The Boilermakers cut into their deficit but have a ways to go with little time left.
6:39 left 2H: Maryland is trouncing Purdue
A steal-and-score followed by a Hakim Hart 3 puts Maryland up 58-41. That’s a 19-1 run.
The Terrapins have made 10 of their past 12 shots from the field, and the Ian Martinez and-1 gives them a 53-41 lead.
9:06 left 2H: Maryland 50, Purdue 41
Purdue trails 25-13 in the second half.
Maryland has been attacking the basket in the second half and owns a significant rebounding advantage. That’s a different kind of Purdue struggle than the turnover issues of recent games.
Jahmir Young is up to 17 points and the Terps lead by 5.
11:27 left 2H: Maryland 43, Purdue 40
Julian Reese is up to 10 points for Maryland.
Brandon Newman hits a 3 in the left corner to put Purdue ahead 40-39.
13:43 left 2H: Maryland’s 10-run gives it the lead
The Terrapins lead 39-37. Timeout, Purdue. They score three times near the basket after Jahmir Young’s technical free throws.
15:20 left 2H: Purdue 37, Maryland 31
Purdue’s Mason Gillis is called for a loose ball foul, and he waves an arm in disagreement, drawing a technical.
Jahmir Young has 13 points for Maryland.
16:11 left 2H: Purdue 37, Maryland 29
Braden Smith feeds Zach Edey for a basket, and he has 12. Timeout, Maryland, which faces its biggest deficit of the game.
Smith and Edey are a combined 13-of-17 from the field. The rest of the Boilers are 4-of-16 with 10 points.
Zach Edey has 2 early blocked shots in the second half, and Braden Smith adds 1.
Braden Smith hits Purdue’s first 3-pointer, and he has 15 points.
Smith scores on the first play of the half and Jahmir Young counters.
Halftime: Purdue 28, Maryland 25
Braden Smith has 10 points and Zach Edey 8 (with 2 late fouls) for the Boilermakers. Jahmir Young starts 1-of-6 from the field but has 9 points for the Terrapins. Patrick Emilien has 7.
Purdue is making 48.1% from the field, but has 0 3-pointers. Maryland is shooting 30.8% with 1 3-pointer. The Terrapins have an 8-2 edge in made free throws.
Maryland is +2 in rebounding. Purdue has 5 turnovers, an improvement over recent games. However, the Boilermakers have struggled with ball-handling late in those games.
3:47 left 1H: Purdue 22, Maryland 20
Braden Smith does his T.J. McConnell impression with the quick steal and layup for a 20-18 Purdue lead. Smith has 8 points.
5:24 left 1H: Purdue 18, Maryland 18
The Terrapins get the game’s first made 3-pointer with 5:55 to go.
Maryland has 5 offensive rebounds, Purdue 1. The Terrapins have had open shots, but aren’t making them.
Purdue has committed 5 fouls and Maryland 0.
Purdue easily breaks the pressure and Trey Kaufman-Renn scores on Maryland’s first attempt at a full-court press.
11:12 left 1H: Purdue 10, Maryland 9
Braden Smith has 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting after a reverse layup.
Hakim Hart’s and-1, on David Jenkins Jr.’s 2nd foul with 12:30 to go, puts Maryland up 9-8.
13:35 left 1H: Purdue 8, Maryland 6
Zach Edey and Braden Smith each have 4 points. Julian Reese has 4. Maryland started 1-of-7 from the field.
Braden Smith scores the game’s first points, with 18:22 left.
Zach Edey has turnovers on Purdue’s first two possessions.
Purdue has top ‘glue guys’
I can’t pretend to understand the analytics of intangibles, but it’s easy to see that Caleb Furst and Braden Smith offer Purdue more than (name of stat) per game. These two, along with Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer and Ethan Morton, are scheduled to start, as usual.
Is Zach Edey good?
Zach Edey, Purdue’s 7-4 junior post player, is in contention for national player of the year honors. He averages 22.1 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game, playing a team-leading 31.5 minutes. He is shooting 62.6% from the field and 74.2% on free throws.
Ethan Morton’s metamorphosis
New man:Ethan Morton embraces defensive stopper role for Purdue
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: LIVE: No. 3 Purdue suffers consecutive losses for first time this season