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.