Gillespie scores 22, including go-ahead basket in final minute, and Maryland edges Nebraska 69-66
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points, including the go-ahead layup in the final minute, and Maryland squeaked past Nebraska 69-66 on Sunday.
The Terrapins led for most of the game but squandered a nine-point lead in the final five minutes before Gillespie's bucket put them back ahead 68-66 with 40 seconds remaining.
Maryland's Julian Reese came up with a steal on Nebraska's next possession and with 22 seconds left Rodney Rice made the front end of a one-and-one to give Maryland a 69-66 lead. Connor Essegian missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left and time ran out after the Terps' Jordan Geronimo missed the front end of the bonus.
Gillespie made five 3-pointers and added five assists and four steals. Rice scored 15 points, Selton Miguel added 11, and Reese had 10 rebounds and blocked four shots for Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten).
Andrew Morgan scored 17 points off the bench and Brice Williams added 14 for Nebraska (12-6, 2-5). Morgan and Juwan Gary, who scored six points, both reached 1,000 career points.
Nebraska built a five-point lead late in the first half before Maryland hit three 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes, taking a 37-35 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Rice scored seven points and Gillespie added another 3-pointer for a 64-55 Maryland lead with a little under seven minutes remaining. Six minutes later the Cornhuskers tied it one last time before Gillespie's winning layup.
By going 1 for 3 from the free-throw line down the stretch the Terps stayed under 70 points, giving them the distinction of ending the Huskers' 36-game winning streak when holding their opponent to 70 points or fewer.
Nebraska hosts USC on Wednesday and Maryland visits Illinois on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Braxton Meah vs. Julian Reese (Cornhuskers gains possession) | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Derik Queen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:20 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Terrapins defensive rebound | Â | |
18:39 | +3 | Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 0-3 | |
18:07 | +3 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 3-3 | |
17:55 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 3-6 | |
17:27 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point jump shot | 5-6 | |
17:18 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Braxton Meah defensive rebound | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Rodney Rice defensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Juwan Gary shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | Â | |
16:50 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 | |
16:50 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
16:43 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Braxton Meah defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Juwan Gary turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals) | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Rollie Worster shooting foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul) | Â | |
16:14 | +1 | Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-9 | |
16:14 | +1 | Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 | |
15:50 | Â | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | Â | |
15:10 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 7-10 | |
14:42 | Â | Derik Queen misses two point layup | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Brice Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (DeShawn Harris-Smith steals) | Â | |
13:05 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 7-12 | |
12:54 | Â | Juwan Gary turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals) | Â | |
12:50 | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 7-14 | |
12:38 | Â | Tafara Gapare personal foul | Â | |
12:23 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 9-14 | |
12:13 | +2 | Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Derik Queen assists) | 9-16 | |
11:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:47 | +3 | Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Ahron Ulis assists) | 12-16 | |
11:33 | Â | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:20 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul) | Â | |
11:20 | +1 | Andrew Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-16 | |
11:20 | +1 | Andrew Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 | |
11:08 | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 14-18 | |
10:45 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot | 16-18 | |
10:30 | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 16-21 | |
10:17 | Â | Andrew Morgan turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:03 | Â | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) (Juwan Gary steals) | Â | |
9:56 | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup (Ahron Ulis assists) | 18-21 | |
9:44 | Â | Ahron Ulis personal foul | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Derik Queen offensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:35 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-22 | |
9:14 | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Andrew Morgan offensive rebound | Â | |
9:05 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-22 | |
8:50 | Â | Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul) | Â | |
8:44 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 20-24 | |
8:35 | Â | Julian Reese blocks Ahron Ulis's two point layup | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Jay Young defensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Rodney Rice offensive rebound | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Rodney Rice turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Morgan steals) | Â | |
8:08 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup | 22-24 | |
7:53 | Â | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point dunk (Ahron Ulis assists) | 24-24 | |
7:41 | Â | Terrapins 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:31 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point hook shot | 24-26 | |
6:57 | Â | Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â | |
6:40 | Â | Juwan Gary blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
6:18 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Ahron Ulis assists) | 27-26 | |
6:01 | Â | Tafara Gapare offensive foul | Â | |
6:01 | Â | Tafara Gapare turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point layup | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Julian Reese misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (Rodney Rice steals) | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Julian Reese misses two point layup | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Julian Reese personal foul | Â | |
4:23 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup | 29-26 | |
4:11 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals) | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
3:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Terrapins turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
3:22 | +2 | Ahron Ulis makes two point layup | 31-26 | |
2:58 | Â | Derik Queen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | +2 | Jordan Geronimo makes two point layup | 31-28 | |
2:56 | Â | Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul) | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Andrew Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Julian Reese steals) | Â | |
2:21 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 31-31 | |
2:05 | Â | Selton Miguel blocks Andrew Morgan's two point layup | Â | |
2:03 | Â | Jordan Geronimo defensive rebound | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Selton Miguel turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
1:31 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point jump shot | 33-31 | |
1:21 | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 33-34 | |
1:00 | Â | Jordan Geronimo blocks Rollie Worster's two point layup | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Jump ball. (Terrapins gains possession) | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Selton Miguel turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals) | Â | |
0:21 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Ahron Ulis assists) | 35-34 | |
0:03 | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot | 35-37 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |