Bucknell Bison vs Maryland Terrapins Match Player Stats On Nov 18, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 18, 2017

Maryland rallied from 15 points down Saturday night at Xfinity Center in College Park, Md., to beat Bucknell 80-78 and stay undefeated.

The Terrapins (4-0) dug a deep hole and fought back to regain the lead with 9:56 to play on Kevin Huerter's 3-pointer to make it 63-61.

Maryland opened the second half with a 16-5 run, but Bucknell, which hasn't played a home game this season, wouldn't go away.

Maryland took the lead for good with 5:44 left when Justin Jackson hit a 3-pointer to make it 71-68, but Bucknell (0-4) never trailed by more than three until two Anthony Cowan free throws with 24 seconds left it 77-72.

Cowan was 12 of 13 at the line and led the Terps with 17 points.

Stephen Brown led Bucknell with 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.5 of a second to bring the Bison back to within two.

Darryl Morsell, who had a career-high 15 points, was whistled for a foul on the inbound play, but Zach Thomas' shot was just after the buzzer and was short.

Thomas, a Ijamsville, Md., native had 17 points.

Bucknell led 50-35 at the half after shooting 64.5 percent (20 of 31). The Bison went on a 20-8 spree in the last 6:16, including a 9-0 run to lead 39-27 with 4:24 left on Brown’s driving layup.

The Terrapins had just three field goals in the final seven minutes of the first half to dig their hole. Their last lead was 18-15 with 11:04 left when Bruno Fernando scored inside.

Brown hit two free throws and then knocked down a 3-pointer with 10:13 remaining to put Bucknell ahead until Maryland's furious second-half rally.

The Terrapins received votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll this week. The Bison lost by nine at No. 9 North Carolina on Wednesday night.