Northwestern and Maryland face off for conference showdown

Maryland Terrapins (10-15, 3-11 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (10-16, 2-13 Big Ten)

Evanston, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Big Ten foes Northwestern and Maryland square off on Wednesday.

The Wildcats have gone 7-6 at home. Northwestern is 7-8 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Terrapins have gone 3-11 against Big Ten opponents. Maryland is seventh in the Big Ten with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Solomon Washington averaging 3.4.

Northwestern averages 74.0 points per game, 4.2 fewer points than the 78.2 Maryland allows. Maryland's 40.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Northwestern has allowed to its opponents (43.4%).

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

David Coit is scoring 15.2 points per game with 2.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Terrapins. Andre Mills is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 2-8, averaging 65.8 points, 25.4 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.9 points per game.

Terrapins: 3-7, averaging 66.6 points, 29.5 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.3 points.

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