For the third straight game, No. 8 Maryland had a less-than-convincing win over Purdue on Wednesday. The team’s 15-point victory over Big Ten rival Purdue belies how close the game was; until 6:25 in the fourth quarter, it was a six-point match.
And while the Terps led for over 25 minutes, there were a total of six lead changes. What’s more, the Boilermakers, thanks to red-hot three-point shooting in the first half, kept pace with a top-10 team for most of the evening.
However, the home team pulled away in the fourth, thanks in part to guard Ashley Owusu’s eight-point, four-rebound, two-assist masterclass in the final quarter.