Overview
- Trailing 50–44, the Wildcats strung together a 16–3 run fueled by threes from Jordan Clayton and Jake West to take control for the final 12 minutes.
- Clayton posted a career-high 20 points and went 6 of 7 from deep as Northwestern finished 12 of 21 from three with 20 assists.
- Nick Martinelli led all Wildcats with 29 points and moved to eighth on the program’s career scoring list, surpassing 1,588 points.
- Maryland’s Andre Mills scored a career-high 39, and the Terrapins closed to three on his late three-pointer before Northwestern sealed it at the line with one second left.
- Despite a 36–24 rebounding edge, Maryland committed 15 turnovers; next up, Maryland hosts Washington on Saturday and Northwestern visits Indiana on Tuesday.