COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
The Terrapins (24-7, 14-6 Big Ten) had a sluggish day offensively but did enough to win for the seventh time in eight games – with the only defeat coming on a 65-foot shot at the buzzer against Michigan State late last month.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points for the Terps, and Derik Queen added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Maryland snapped a three-game skid against Northwestern, which included an overtime loss to the Wildcats in January.
Nick Martinell scored 28 points for Northwestern (16-15, 7-13), which is still headed to the Big Ten Tournament despite the loss.
The Wildcats led for a good deal of the first half and were up 42-41 in the second before being outplayed down the stretch.
Northwestern: The Wildcats played Maryland tough this season, but they ultimately didn’t have enough offensive firepower, going 4 for 19 from 3-point range in this one.
Maryland: The Terrapins reached a new level after that loss to Northwestern earlier in the season. They’re 11-2 since then.
A 14-4 Maryland run, which included 3-pointers by Gillespie and Rodney Rice, gave the Terps a 55-46 lead. They never looked back.
Maryland had 16 offensive rebounds, while Northwestern managed only 17 defensive rebounds. The Terps had a 14-4 edge in second-chance points.
Maryland will be either the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Northwestern’s seed is also uncertain pending Sunday’s results.
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2
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N. Martinelli F | 28PTS | 7REB | 1AST | |
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10
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J. Reese F | 19PTS | 11REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| N. Martinelli | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Berry | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Mullins | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Nicholson | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Clayton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Windham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| L. Hunger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Ciaravino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Fitzmorris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Smith | – | – | – | – |
| G. Hurlburt | – | – | – | – |
| B. Barkley | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 61 | 20 | 13 | 22 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Reese | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Gillespie | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| R. Rice | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| S. Miguel | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Queen | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Geronimo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Harris-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Gapare | – | – | – | – |
| L. Sotell | – | – | – | – |
| B. Murphy | – | – | – | – |
| M. Palmer | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 74 | 37 | 9 | 14 |