Maryland fans storm the court after Terrapins take down No. 3 Purdue

Maryland fans are celebrating in College Park on Thursday night. The Terrapins took down No. 3 Purdue 68-54, giving Kevin Willard a signature win.

For the Terps, it’s the first win over a top-5 team since Iowa in 2016, snapping a long losing skid against top-5 opponents. Maryland fans stormed the court in celebration of beating Purdue by double digits.

Maryland beats Purdue for its first Top 5 win since 1/28/16 vs No. 3 Iowa. Snaps an 11-game losing streak against top 5 teams.

Purdue has now lost 3 of its last 4 after starting season 22-1. All three on the road.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) February 17, 2023

Get your rain boots it’s storming in College Park❗⛈️@TerrapinHoops takes down No. 3 and remains undefeated at home in @B1GMBBall play. 😤 pic.twitter.com/4KLJlwbOox

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 17, 2023

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— Kevin McNulty (@kevinfmcnulty) February 17, 2023

Purdue led 28-25 at the half. The Boilermakers actually extended that lead to 8 points in the second half, holding a 37-29 advantage at the 16:19 mark. From there, however, Maryland started to rally. Purdue’s last lead was 40-39 with 13:23 to go. The Terrapins’ largest lead was 61-43 with 6:10 to go.

Maryland’s Jahmir Young led all scorers with 20 points. Braden Smith was Purdue’s top scorer, logging 18 points in the loss.

The Terrapins out-rebounded Purdue 35-23 and outscored the Boilermakers in the pain 38-30.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.