Patrick Stevens

Final MAAC:

1. Merrimack 17-3
2. Saint Peter's 14-6
3. Siena 13-7
4. Quinnipiac 12-8 (split w/Marist; 1-0 vs. Siena)
5. Marist 12-8 (0-2)
6. Mount St. Mary's 11-9 (HTH)
7. Fairfield 11-9
8. Iona 10-10
9. Sacred Heart 9-11
10. Manhattan 8-12

Niagara 5-15
Canisius 5-15
Rider 3-17

Updated Atlantic 10:

1. Saint Louis 14-2
2. VCU 13-3
3. Saint Joseph's 11-5 (HTH)
4. Dayton 11-5
5. George Mason 10-6
6. Davidson 9-7
7. Duquesne 8-8
8. Fordham 7-9 (HTH)
9. GW 7-9
10. Rhode Island 6-10
11. Richmond 5-11
12. La Salle 4-12 (HTH)
13. St. Bona's 4-12
14. Loyola Chicago 3-13

Per @stathead.com, Maryland is the second team this season to lose despite a +24 rebounding margin.

Washington State fell 69-55 at Seattle on Dec. 30 despite a +27 rebounding margin.

That might not lock Maryland into #TuesdayInChicago, but it's going to take a lot for the Terps to avoid the Big Ten tournament's first day at this point.

Maryland is 17th in the standings and has lost the tiebreakers to 14, 15 and 16. Plus, it still has to play Wisconsin and Illinois.

FINAL: Rutgers 69, Maryland 65.

Tariq Francis scores 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (12-17, 5-13 Big Ten), who close out a season sweep.

Andre Mills and Solomon Washington had 15 each for the Terrapins (11-18, 4-14), who erased a 19-point halftime deficit but were done in by 19 turnovers.

Darren Buchanan Jr. with two free throws for Rutgers.

Solomon Washington called for an offensive foul on a move to the tin for Maryland with 7.6 seconds left.

And the patrons are fleeing to the parking lots.

Another two free throws/driving layup exchange.

Rutgers 64-62, 15.2 seconds left. Scarlet Knights back to the line.

Not sure I like that choice, because one of the things Maryland has actually done reasonably well for much of the season is run crisp, effective offensive plays coming out of timeouts.

Of course, never a bad bet to bank on a trip #ToTheMonitor to create a chance to draw something up.

Jamichael Davis makes two free throws for Rutgers, and Andre Mills follows with a layup 5.4 seconds later.

Scarlet Knights 62-60, 22.8 seconds remaining. Terps call timeout, their last of regulation.

After Diggy Coit's scoop shot falls for a second-chance basket, Maryland is within 60-58.

Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell wants to talk about it and calls timeout with 1:09 to go. Scarlet Knights are out of timeouts.

Under-4 in the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin, via a Maryland timeout. Rutgers 60-54.

Back-to-back buckets by Dylan Grant have re-created a cushion for the Scarlet Knights. Tariq Francis with 15 points and Darren Buchanan with 12 for Rutgers.

Solomon Washington has 13 for the Terps.

Under-8. Rutgers 51-48.

Since taking the lead, Maryland has gone four-plus minutes without a bucket, and this game has looked very much like the pairing of offense-challenged teams it appeared to be on paper coming in.

Took 8:34 for Maryland to take the lead after trailing by 19 at the break.

Under-12. Still Rutgers 47-45, and Maryland has a chance to take the lead.

No matter what happens the rest of the way, nearly frittering away the entirety of a 19-point halftime lead in eight minutes is truly worthy of a place at #TuesdayInChicago.

Maryland has nearly erased its halftime deficit, closing within 47-45 on a Collin Metcalf fastbreak dunk.

Terps with a 27-6 edge since the break.

Rutgers uses its penultimate timeout, with 12:39 still to go.

Under-16. Rutgers 45-37.

Terps are on a 9-0 run aided by a flagrant-1 foul that led to a five-point possession. Solomon Washington with 10 points, and Andre Mills with a couple 3s after shooting 1/8 in the first half.

Also notable: No Terps turnovers so far this half.

Pre-emptive research ... home-and-home sweeps for Rutgers since joining the Big Ten. There were more than I would have guessed!

2020 Nebraska
2020 Purdue
2021 Indiana
2021 Northwestern
2021 Minnesota
2022 Nebraska
2023 Penn State
2024 Michigan

Terps get back-to-back 3s from Andre Mills and Elijah Saunders to open the second half and trim the Rutgers advantage to 13.

A Kaden Powers 3 gets some of that back. Rutgers 44-28, and the Scarlet Knights call timeout with 17:45 to go.

A cool 0.59 points per trip for Maryland that half.

Of the Terps' 34 possessions, 10 ended in scores, 14 in turnovers.

Second-fewest points for Maryland in a first half this season. Terps had 19 at Virginia on Dec. 20.

Maryland owns a 27-10 rebounding advantage (and against Rutgers bunch that's doing fine but not lighting it up at 45.2 percent).

Per @stathead.com, only one team this season has a full game with net rebounding of +17 and net scoring of -19. Arkansas State was +18 in a 100-69 loss to SMU on Nov. 21.

FINAL: Rutgers 39, Maryland 20.

Rutgers' Tariq Francis hits a transition 3 at the buzzer to put the cherry on top of just a dreadful half for the Terrapins.

Maryland with 14 turnovers that led to 14 Rutgers points, and has just three points to show for 10 offensive rebounds.

Under-4. Rutgers 32-16.

Maryland with 12 turnovers, Rutgers with one. The Scarlet Knights with a 12-0 edge off takeaways.

It's really hard to waste almost half of your 26 possessions and not find yourself in a considerable hole, as the Terps are learning so far.

Under-8. Rutgers 26-14.

Terps have eight turnovers in 20 possessions. are shooting 35.3 percent and giving up 1.3 points per trip.

Maryland's uniforms du jour might be iridescent, but its showing so far is anything but incandescent.

Davis steals Diggy Coit's lunch money and cruises in for a layup with minimal resistance as Rutgers stretches the lead to 22-12.

Maryland timeout, 9:26 to go in the half.

Under-12. Rutgers 16-10.

Jamichael Davis has five points for the Scarlet Knights, who have an early 8-2 edge in the paint and shooting 7/12 overall. Not exactly the stuff that lands you a spot on #TuesdayInChicago (which is obviously a good thing).

Under-16. Rutgers 5-3.

Lino Mark with an opening-possession 3 for the Scarlet Knights, while #A10Legend Darren Buchanan Jr. also has a bucket.

Maryland is shooting 1/7 from the field, 1/4 at the foul line and has one second-chance point to show for its five offensive rebounds.

Maryland starters: Adams, Mills, Washington, Saunders, Metcalf

Rutgers starters: Francis, Mark, Powers, Buchanan Jr., Ogbole

Officials: DJ Carstensen, Doug Sirmons, James Breeding

Greetings from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin.

It's a balmy morning here in the drainage basin, and a partial sellout is expected as Maryland and Rutgers --- and their matching 11-17 overall records and 4-13 Big Ten marks --- meet for the second time in three Sundays. Noon tip.

Sunday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...

Rutgers at Maryland, noon (Fox Sports 1)
Mount St. Mary’s at Fairfield, 2