Purdue battled Maryland for a 58-55 victory this afternoon in Mackey Arena. The win keeps Purdue on top of the Big10 with an 8-1 conference record (19-1 overall) and pushes the Terps further down the table with a 3-5 Big10 record (12-7 overall).
This looked like a run away Purdue victory in the first half. The Boilermakers came out hot, featuring a balanced inside-out attack. A David Jenkins 3 at the 10:52 mark of the first half gave the Boilermakers a 25-9 advantage. Maryland, despite wobbling, refused to go down, and managed to get their legs underneath them in the last 10 minutes of the second half. Julian Reese got going on the inside, and Zach Edey had a hard time with the agile big…
