Game Day Essentials: Game #18 at Maryland

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Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-5) vs Maryland Terrapins (13-5)

 

Date: Sunday Jan. 19th, 2025

Time: 11:00 am CST
Arena:  Xfinity Center

Broadcast:  BTN

Maryland Info

Head Coach: Kevin Willard (3rd year)
Location: College Park, MD
Conference: B1G 10
Nickname: Terrapins, Terps
Mascots: Testudo

Line: Maryland by 8.5

Typical Rotation Depth: 9

KenPom rank: 24

Nota bene:  

• Nebraska is 1-7 all-time on the road vs Maryland. That one win was also the only other time the game started at 11 am CST as Tim Miles famously/desperately rolled out a 1-3-1 zone to overcome a 12 point deficit with 5 minutes to go on New Year's day.
• Nebraska was last at Maryland almost a year to the date, Jan 26, 2024
• Maryland played KenPom's 364th hardest non-con schedule, dead last

 

Player to watch: Derik Queen

The 6'10" 246# freshman has been as good as advertised, leading the team in scoring while second on the team in rebounding.

 

Player to watch: Ja'Kobi Gillespie

The Belmont PG has slotted in well at Maryland, shooting 41.8% from 3

 

Maryland's Roster

Player	#	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	Summary
Derik Queen	25	FR	C	6-10	246	15.8 Pts 8.1 Reb 1.9 Ast
Ja'Kobi Gillespie	0	JR	G	6-0	175	13.9 Pts 2.3 Reb 4.3 Ast
Julian Reese	10	SR	F	6-9	230	13.2 Pts 8.7 Reb 1.4 Ast
Rodney Rice	1	SO	G	6-4	195	12.1 Pts 2.4 Reb 2.1 Ast
Selton Miguel	9	JR	G	6-4	210	11.1 Pts 1.8 Reb 1.9 Ast
Tafara Gapare	6	JR	F	6-9	205	5.2 Pts 2.8 Reb 0.3 Ast
DeShawn Harris-Smith	5	SO	G	6-5	215	3.8 Pts 2.8 Reb 1.7 Ast
Jayhlon Young	8	SR	G	6-2	175	3.4 Pts 1.5 Reb 1.2 Ast
Malachi Palmer	7	FR	G	6-6	212	2.7 Pts 2.2 Reb 0.4 Ast
Jordan Geronimo	22	SR	F	6-6	220	2.6 Pts 2.1 Reb 0.3 Ast

 

 

UNL Game Notes

 

Roster/infirmary report

 

 

Possible starters for Nebraska

3    Guard    Brice Williams     6-7    214 lbs    Senior

4    Forward    Juwan Gary     6-6    226 lbs    Senior

24    Guard    Rollie Worster     6-5    210 lbs    Senior

34    Center    Braxton Meah     7-1    264 lbs    Senior

9    Forward    Berke Büyüktuncel     6-10    244 lbs   

 

Bench

0    Guard    Connor Essegian     6-4    190 lbs    Junior

1    Guard    Sam Hoiberg     6-0    185 lbs    Junior

2    Guard    Ahron Ulis     6-3    190 lbs    Senior

23    Forward    Andrew Morgan     6-10    242 lbs    Senior 

31    Guard    Cale Jacobsen     6-4    195 lbs    Sophomore

12    Guard    Gavin Griffiths     6-7    193 lbs    Sophomore

5    Forward    Braden Frager     6-7    220 lbs    Freshman
8    Guard    Jeffrey Grace III     6-3    200 lbs    Junior
20    Forward    Justin Bolis     6-8    225 lbs    Sophomore
25    Guard    Nick Janowski     6-4    208 lbs    Freshman

35    Forward    Henry Burt     6-7    222 lbs    Sophomore

 

Out for year
51    Forward    Rienk Mast     6-10    260 lbs    Senior

 

The Skinny: 

Nebraska is officially in a funk after dropping their third straight game and their first home game since 2023. Things don't get any easier today against a Maryland team that has defended their home court well.

 

Don't expect Nebraska to change out the scheme against this dominant Maryland front court. The Terps have a couple of guys who can hit from 3 so we'll see how closeouts look. Defense has been Kevin Willard's calling card and Maryland has been good this season, forcing teams to settle for long range shots. 

 

The Huskers could play near perfect and still lose this one. Expect to be looking for more answers this week.

 

Prediction: Maryland 84 - Nebraska 71

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It’s one thing to have a bad non-con. SOS. But to have the dead last non-con SOS is almost comical.