Men's basketball set for final nonconference contest at Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Brown men's basketball will take on Maryland this Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center. It will be the first meeting between the Bears and Terrapins since 1979.

The Bears are coming off a loss to Syracuse that saw them give up more than 70 points for just the second time this season and the first since a 94-87 loss to North Carolina back on Nov. 12. Maryland's last time out was a 21-point victory over Lehigh.

The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

Scouting the Bears (8-6, 0-0 IVY)

Kino Lilly Jr. had a team-high 13 points in the loss to Syracuse. He had five field goals with three of them coming from deep.
As a team, the Bears have recorded 15.3 assists per game over the last four after averaging 11.7 during the first 10 games of the season.

Scouting the Terrapins (7-4, 0-0 B1G)

Five players scored in double figures for the Terps against Lehigh, led by Eric Ayala's 20 points. Donta Scott had 17 and Julian Reese scored 12 off the bench.
On the season, Ayala leads Maryland with 14.3 points per game, while Russell Fatts is second on the team with 11.8.
Scott leads the team with 7.4 rebounds and Fatts dishes out the most assists at 3.5 per game.

Series History

The Bears and Terps have met three times in program history with Maryland claiming all three victories. All three meetings came between 1971-1979.
Last time the teams met, Maryland took the 72-59 win.

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