National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 68, Penn St. 64
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2025
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Tim Comer, # Amy Bonner, # Randy Richardson
Attendance: 10298

Derik Queen scored 23 points to highlight No. 16 Maryland's 68-64 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 19 points and Selton Miguel notched 17 for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten), who rebounded nicely from Wednesday's crushing loss in which a Michigan State player buried a shot from beyond half-court at the buzzer. With this win, Maryland has won nine of its last 11 games.

Julian Reese shot just 2-of-10 for four points for Maryland, but he contributed 15 rebounds, six steals and three blocks.

The Nittany Lions (15-15, 5-14) have lost two straight following a brief two-game winning streak. Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 18 points, while D'Marco Dunn chipped in 14 for Penn State.

Maryland led 50-49 with about 9 1/2 minutes left when Gillespie's 3-pointer created a four-point game. Penn State stayed close, inching within 57-55 with six minutes to go before Gillespie went 4-for-4 from the foul line to create a bit of separation.

With roughly 4 1/2 minutes to play, Baldwin knocked down a 3-pointer to get the hosts within 61-58. Queen dunked on the other end -- off a feed from Gillespie -- to push the lead back to five, then Queen added another bucket on the next trip.

With 1:39 left, Queen split a pair of free throws to put Maryland ahead 66-64. After Zach Hicks missed a jumper on the other end, Queen dropped in a layup to create a four-point game.

Rodney Rice's jumper with about 17 seconds left essentially sealed the deal for the Terps.

Gillespie nailed two 3-pointers in the game's first 70 seconds, and Maryland led until Penn State caught up at 18-18. The Nittany Lions moved in front by as many as eight points later in the half, but Queen's layup in the final minute brought the Terps within 36-30 at the break.

Queen led all scorers with 10 points in the first half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Maryland   Penn St.
Derik Queen 23 Scoring Adrian Baldwin Jr. 18
Ja'Kobi Gillespie 7 Assists Zach Hicks 4
Julian Reese 15 Rebounds Zach Hicks 9
Derik Queen 7 Free Throws Made Adrian Baldwin Jr. 8
Julian Reese 6 Steals Adrian Baldwin Jr. 1
Julian Reese 3 Blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland 68 38.5 7-21 11-13 18 34 7 13 8
Penn St. 64 40.4 6-19 12-16 12 40 6 4 16