National Basketball Association
Maryland 74, Notre Dame 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Bryan Kersey, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
13878
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Maryland 74, Notre Dame 66: Dez Wells scored all 17 of his points after the break as the Terrapins rebounded from an ugly first half to defeat the visiting Fighting Irish.
Following an 0-of-6 performance in the opening 20 minutes, Wells made 3-of-4 shots from the field - and 11-of-11 foul shots - in the second half to help Maryland (11-7, 3-2 ACC) rally from a nine-point deficit at the intermission. Seth Allen (14 points), Nick Faust (13) and Charles Mitchell (10) also scored in double figures for the Terps, who avoided a third straight defeat.
Pat Connaughton scored 19 points and Garrick Sherman had 18 to lead Notre Dame (10-7, 1-3), which has lost three straight games since defeating then-No. 8 Duke on Jan. 4. Eric Atkins chipped in 11 points and six assists for the Fighting Irish.
Following a first half in which the Terps shot just 32.4 percent and trailed 34-25 at the break, the hosts scored the first eight points of the second half - the final four by Mitchell. Maryland extended the advantage to 55-45 on Allen's 3-pointer with about six minutes remaining, but Notre Dame did not go away.
Back-to-back jumpers by Sherman sliced the deficit to 60-54 with about 3 1/2 minutes left, and a basket by Demetrius Jackson made it 66-61 with just under two minutes to play. But Faust answered with a 3-pointer to restore order before Wells and Faust each went 2-of-2 from the line down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Connaughton led all scorers at the half with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from long range. ... Maryland committed eight turnovers in the first half but only had three the rest of the way. ... The Irish fell to 2-3 without leading scorer Jerian Grant, who dropped out of school late last month due to academic reasons.
Top Game Performances
| Notre Dame |
|
Maryland |
|
Pat Connaughton 19 |
Scoring |
Dezmine Wells 17 |
|
Eric Atkins 6 |
Assists |
Seth Allen 4 |
|
Pat Connaughton 6 |
Rebounds |
Jake Layman 10 |
|
Pat Connaughton 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dezmine Wells 11 |
|
Eric Atkins 2 |
Steals |
Dezmine Wells 3 |
|
Eric Atkins 1 |
Blocks |
Seth Allen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Notre Dame
|
66 |
48.0 |
7-22 |
11-20 |
12 |
26 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
| Maryland
|
74 |
39.7 |
7-26 |
17-23 |
13 |
37 |
3 |
9 |
11 |