Young, Maryland rally and then fend off feisty Nicholls 73-67
AP
Dec 20, 2023
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Jahmir Young scored 23 points and made all 10 of his free throws and Donta Scott scored 15 points and Maryland Terrapins rallied and then eventually held off Nicholls in a 73-67 win on Tuesday night.
Julian Reese grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked six shots for Maryland (7-4).
Reserve Diante Smith scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jalen White scored 15 and Jamal West Jr. 14 for the Colonels (4-7),
Neither team did itself a favor as the Terrapins went 19 for 29 from the foul line and Nicholls 12 for 22.
Jahari Long made two foul shots following a 3-pointer and the Terrapins (7-4) had their largest margin of the game at 67-59 with 47 seconds to go. Nicholls came back with consecutive 3s from Smith and Michael Gray Jr. to reduce its deficit to 71-67 with 14 seconds to go. Young saved the Terps sinking six foul-shot attempts in a 24-second span.
Maryland led 28-27 at halftime before Nicholls outscored the Terps 16-6 to start the second half. West's layup with 14:35 remaining put the Colonels ahead 43-34. Maryland then outscored Nicholls 18-7 over more than the next 9 minutes and never trailed again when Long made a 3 to end a 49-all tie with 6:52 remaining.
Maryland entered with a 17-game home winning streak making it the longest in the Atlantic Coast Conference and fifth longest in the country.
Nicholls faces Towson on the road Friday.
Maryland travels to UCLA on Friday.
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1st Half
NICH
Colonels
27
MD
Terrapins
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jump ball. (Terrapins gains possession)
19:52
Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
19:50
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
19:36
Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
19:34
Donta Scott defensive rebound
19:09
Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
19:09
Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:09
Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:09
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
18:58
DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul)
18:58
Byron Ireland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:58
Byron Ireland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:58
Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:46
DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
18:44
Donta Scott offensive rebound
18:38
+3
Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Donta Scott assists)
0-3
18:14
+2
Byron Ireland makes two point layup
2-3
17:54
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
17:52
Byron Ireland defensive rebound
17:25
Robert Brown III misses two point jump shot
17:23
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
17:23
Mekhi Collins personal foul
17:05
+3
Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jordan Geronimo assists)
2-6
16:33
Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
16:31
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
16:21
DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Diante Smith steals)
16:15
+3
Byron Ireland makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)
5-6
15:57
Julian Reese misses two point layup
15:55
Diante Smith defensive rebound
15:32
+3
Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists)
8-6
15:10
Byron Ireland personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
15:10
TV timeout
15:01
+2
Jordan Geronimo makes two point hook shot (Jahmir Young assists)
8-8
14:41
+2
Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup
10-8
14:18
+3
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)
10-11
14:08
Jahmir Young personal foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul)
13:55
Mekhi Collins turnover (traveling)
13:27
Jahari Long misses two point running jump shot
13:25
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
13:09
+3
Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)
13-11
12:47
Mekhi Collins personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
12:31
Donta Scott misses two point jump shot
12:29
Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
12:09
Caelum Swanton-Rodger blocks Oumar Koureissi's two point layup
12:07
Donta Scott defensive rebound
11:57
Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
11:56
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
11:56
Jump ball. (Colonels gains possession)
11:56
TV timeout
11:40
Jahari Long blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
11:38
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
11:25
+2
DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point jump shot
13-13
10:56
Caelum Swanton-Rodger blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
10:54
Jahari Long defensive rebound
10:40
Byron Ireland personal foul (DeShawn Harris-Smith draws the foul)
10:24
+2
Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point alley-oop dunk (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)
13-15
9:52
+2
Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot
15-15
9:22
DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point jump shot
9:20
Diante Smith defensive rebound
9:11
Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
9:09
Terrapins defensive rebound
8:55
Jahmir Young turnover (lost ball) (Diante Smith steals)
8:44
Julian Reese blocks Oumar Koureissi's two point layup
8:40
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
8:38
Robert Brown III blocks Jahmir Young's two point layup
8:36
Jamie Kaiser Jr. offensive rebound
8:21
DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point layup
8:19
Julian Reese offensive rebound
8:19
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup
15-17
8:07
Julian Reese blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
8:05
Diante Smith offensive rebound
8:02
Julian Reese blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
8:02
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
8:02
Robert Brown III personal foul
7:53
+3
Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Jahari Long assists)
15-20
7:36
+3
Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)
18-20
7:12
Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
7:10
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
7:03
Jamal West Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
6:59
+2
Jordan Geronimo makes two point dunk
18-22
6:41
Jahmir Young blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
6:39
Jahari Long defensive rebound
6:28
Jordan Geronimo misses three point jump shot
6:26
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
6:00
Diante Smith misses two point layup
5:58
Diante Smith offensive rebound
5:58
+2
Diante Smith makes two point layup
20-22
5:43
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
5:41
Diante Smith defensive rebound
5:25
Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
5:23
Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
5:22
Jordan Geronimo personal foul
5:22
TV timeout
5:22
Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22
Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22
Julian Reese defensive rebound
5:01
Oumar Koureissi shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
5:01
+1
Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-23
5:01
Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01
Diante Smith defensive rebound
4:54
Julian Reese blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
4:54
Terrapins defensive rebound
4:45
Jahmir Young misses two point layup
4:43
Jahmir Young offensive rebound
4:33
+2
Jahmir Young makes two point layup
20-25
4:25
+3
Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)
23-25
3:54
Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
3:52
Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
3:50
Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
3:49
Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
3:49
Jordan Geronimo personal foul
3:49
TV timeout
3:36
Jamal West Jr. turnover (traveling)
3:21
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:19
Diante Smith defensive rebound
3:10
Robert Brown III misses two point layup
3:08
Julian Reese defensive rebound
3:00
Jamal West Jr. blocks Julian Reese's two point layup
2:58
Colonels defensive rebound
2:37
+2
Diante Smith makes two point jump shot
25-25
2:37
Jahmir Young shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul)
2:37
+1
Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-25
2:15
DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point jump shot
2:13
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
2:08
Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
2:06
Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
1:54
DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
1:52
Julian Reese offensive rebound
1:50
Jalen White personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
1:50
Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50
Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
1:23
Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)
0:59
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:57
Diante Smith defensive rebound
0:53
DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul)
0:53
Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53
+1
Robert Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-25
0:30
Oumar Koureissi blocks Jahari Long's two point layup
0:28
Robert Brown III defensive rebound
0:28
Jahari Long personal foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul)
0:28
Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:28
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
0:07
+3
Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)
