(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) The Marquette University men’s basketball team (3–2, 0–0 BIG EAST) fell to Maryland (3–1, 0–0 Big Ten) 89–82 on Saturday afternoon at Fiserv Forum.
Senior guard Chase Ross led Marquette with a career-high 31 points on 10-for-18 shooting. Ben Gold contributed 18 points and eight rebounds, while Zaide Lowery added 14 points and eight boards.
Maryland opened the game with a strong offensive stretch, converting its first six field-goal attempts, including four three-pointers, to take a 16–7 lead. Marquette responded as its offense settled in, using a 13–1 run capped by Lowery’s alley-oop from Nigel James Jr. to pull within one at the 4:02 mark after trailing by as many as 13. The Golden Eagles held the Terrapins without a field goal for more than six minutes to close the half, entering the break tied at 42.
Marquette opened the second half with a 6–0 run and built a 57–48 advantage following a Ross jumper at 13:26. Maryland countered with a 12–2 run later in the period to regain an eight-point lead with eight minutes remaining. Marquette narrowed the deficit to five with 11 seconds left, but Maryland secured the win at the free-throw line.
Up Next:
Marquette concludes its four-game homestand against Dayton on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Fiserv Forum. The game will air on truTV.
Notables
- Junior guard Sean Jones (shoulder) missed his second-straight game.
- Ross’ 16 first-half points mark the highest single-half total for a Marquette player this season.
- Gold snatched at least eight rebounds in five straight games.
- Marquette collected 20 offensive rebounds.
- Nigel James Jr. tallied a career-high four assists.
- Maryland head coach Buzz Williams returned to Marquette, he previously served as the Golden Eagles’ head coach from 2008–2014.
- Former Marquette guard Jerel McNeal (2005–2009) had his jersey raised to the rafters at halftime, becoming the 11th player honored.
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