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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 64, Nebraska 61
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 8, 2015
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Terry Oglesby, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: 15856

No. 9 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61: Melo Trimble had 21 points and seven rebounds as the visiting Terrapins held on to win their regular-season finale.

Dez Wells added 18 points and 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double after not securing one in previous appearances this season for Maryland (26-5, 14-4 Big Ten). Jake Layman contributed 11 points and matched his career high with three blocks for the Terrapins, who had already secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming conference tournament.

Shavon Shields finished with 26 points and four steals for Nebraska (13-17, 5-13). Terran Petteway had 19 points and 10 rebounds, but shot 5-for-22, and Walter Pitchford returned after missing Wednesday’s game with a hip flexor and totaled seven points to lead the reserves.

Nebraska led by five just before the midway point of the second half but Maryland found some footing and unleashed a 10-0 run to take its own five-point lead. Shields hit a jumper and followed with a three-point play after two free throws by Maryland, cutting the deficit to two, and his three-point play with 43 seconds on the clock drew the Cornhuskers within one, but Wells came back with a jumper with eight ticks left and Shields missed a final 3-point try.

Nebraska used an 8-0 run to take its biggest lead at 13-7 with 11:30 left in the first half. Maryland didn’t move back ahead until Damonte Dodd scored off an assist from Wells to take a 31-29 lead with 26 seconds left in the first half and that score stood up until the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland has won seven straight games, all by 10 points or less, and improved to 10-0 this season in games decided by six points or less. … Maryland coach Mark Turgeon matched his career high win total for a season, which came while coaching Wichita State in 2005-06. … Maryland committed a season-high 27 fouls.
Top Game Performances
 
Maryland   Nebraska
Melo Trimble 21 Scoring Shavon Shields 26
Melo Trimble 4 Assists Shavon Shields 3
Dezmine Wells 12 Rebounds Terran Petteway 10
Melo Trimble 9 Free Throws Made Shavon Shields 10
N/A Steals Shavon Shields 4
Jake Layman 3 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland 64 40.4 5-18 21-25 10 38 5 0 17
Nebraska 61 30.5 2-14 23-37 5 33 0 10 7