Michigan @ Maryland preview

Michigan at Maryland

Last Meeting ( Feb 16, 2019 ) Maryland 52, Michigan 65

Tenth-ranked Michigan looks to set a record for the most regular-season wins in program history when it visits No. 20 Maryland in the penultimate Big Ten regular-season game for both teams on Sunday. The Wolverines routed Nebraska 82-53 on Thursday to record their biggest margin of victory in 2018-19 after averaging 65 points over their previous 11 games and aim to complete the season sweep of the Terrapins following a 65-52 win on Feb. 16.

Michigan, which hopes to eclipse the 1985-86 squad's mark for the most regular season victories, sits one game behind 12th-ranked Purdue and tied with No. 8 Michigan State in the race for the conference title with the Spartans on deck next. Maryland is still in the mix for fourth place, which would clinch a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament despite a disappointing 78-61 loss to Penn State on Wednesday. The Terrapins were down by as many as 29 points to the Nittany Lions in the second half before showing some fight down the stretch to avoid their largest margin of defeat in coach Mark Turgeon's eight years with the program. "My guys have responded all year and I expect them to again," Turgeon told reporters. "We're 21-8 with the fifth-youngest team in basketball so I love my team."

TV: 3:45 p.m. ET, CBS

ABOUT MICHIGAN (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten): Junior center Jon Teske scored a career-high 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the win against Nebraska to register his fifth double-double of the season. Ignas Brazdeikis added 20 points and seven rebounds while Isaiah Livers produced 12 points and 10 boards to record his first double-double of the season in his first start of the campaign as the Wolverines shot 55.6 percent from the floor. Colin Castleton tallied a career-high 11 points in his first extended minutes of the season while Charles Matthews, who is averaging 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, was honored on Senior Night, but sat out the game with an ankle injury and his status is unknown for Sunday's clash.

ABOUT MARYLAND (21-8, 12-6): Anthony Cowan led the Terrapins with 15 points against Penn State to become the sixth player in program history to reach 1,300 points and 400 assists. Aaron Wiggins added 11 points and five rebounds while Bruno Fernando registered nine points and eight rebounds to miss out on a double-double for just the second time in his last 11 games. Jalen Smith finished with nine points and six boards, but Cowan, Wiggins and Eric Ayala combined to miss all 12 of their 3-point attempts as the Terrapins finished 2-of-19 from beyond the arc.

TIP-INS

1. Fernando leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (64.7).

2. Teske has recorded at least one blocked shot in 24 consecutive games.

3. Brazdeikis has scored 20 or more points eight times this season.

PREDICTION: Michigan 71, Maryland 68