Maryland Terrapins @ Penn State Nittany Lions
Wahab, Baldwin Jr. have double-doubles to help Penn State beat Maryland 85-69 in finale
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- — Qudus Wahab scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against his former team, Ace Baldwin Jr. had 17 points and 11 assists to help Penn State beat Maryland 85-69 Sunday night in the regular season finale for both teams.
Wahab — who spent two seasons at Georgetown, played the 2021-2022 season at Maryland and went back to Georgetown before transferring to Penn State in the offseason — was 7-of-10 shooting. RayQuawndis Mitchell scored 14, Puff Johnson 13 and Nick Kern 10 for Penn State (15-16, 9-11 Big Ten).
The Nittany Lions scored 10 of the final 13 first-half points to take a 36-32 lead and then scored the first 10 points in a 15-2 run that gave them a 62-47 lead when Johnson converted a three-point play to cap the spurt with 10:53 to play.
Penn State, which made just 12 of 32 (37.5%) from the field in the first half, shot 60% (18 of 30) in the second half and led by double figures for the final 13 minutes. The Nittany Lions outrebounded the Terrapins 47-26.
Jahmir Young led Maryland (15-16, 7-13) with 16 points and Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored 13. DeShawn Harris-Smith and Noah Batchelor added nine points apiece.
Maryland is the No. 12 seed and plays 13th-seeded Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. Eleventh-seeded Penn State takes on No. 14 seed Michigan on Wednesday.
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Referee:Kelly Pfeifer
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
Referee:John Floyd

2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 10-1 | - | 20-1 |
| Nebraska | 9-1 | 0.5 | 20-1 |
| Illinois | 9-1 | 0.5 | 18-3 |
| Michigan State | 9-2 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Purdue | 7-3 | 2.5 | 17-4 |
| Wisconsin | 7-3 | 2.5 | 15-6 |
| UCLA | 7-3 | 2.5 | 15-6 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 3.5 | 14-6 |
| Iowa | 5-4 | 4 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 5-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| USC | 4-6 | 5.5 | 15-6 |
| Washington | 3-7 | 6.5 | 11-10 |
| Minnesota | 3-7 | 6.5 | 10-11 |
| Northwestern | 2-8 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Rutgers | 2-8 | 7.5 | 9-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Oregon | 1-9 | 8.5 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 0-10 | 9.5 | 9-12 |
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