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Young, Maryland rally and then fend off feisty Nicholls 73-67

AP
Dec 20, 2023

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Jahmir Young scored 23 points and made all 10 of his free throws and Donta Scott scored 15 points and Maryland rallied and then eventually held off Nicholls in a 73-67 win on Tuesday night.

Julian Reese grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked six shots for Maryland (7-4).

Reserve Diante Smith scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jalen White scored 15 and Jamal West Jr. 14 for the Colonels (4-7),

Neither team did itself a favor as the Terrapins went 19 for 29 from the foul line and Nicholls 12 for 22.

Jahari Long made two foul shots following a 3-pointer and the Terrapins (7-4) had their largest margin of the game at 67-59 with 47 seconds to go. Nicholls came back with consecutive 3s from Smith and Michael Gray Jr. to reduce its deficit to 71-67 with 14 seconds to go. Young saved the Terps sinking six foul-shot attempts in a 24-second span.

Maryland led 28-27 at halftime before Nicholls outscored the Terps 16-6 to start the second half. West's layup with 14:35 remaining put the Colonels ahead 43-34. Maryland then outscored Nicholls 18-7 over more than the next 9 minutes and never trailed again when Long made a 3 to end a 49-all tie with 6:52 remaining.

Maryland entered with a 17-game home winning streak making it the longest in the Atlantic Coast Conference and fifth longest in the country.

Nicholls faces Towson on the road Friday.

Maryland travels to UCLA on Friday.

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1st Half
NICH
Colonels
27
MD
Terrapins
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. (Terrapins gains possession)
19:52		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
19:50		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
19:36		Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
19:34		Donta Scott defensive rebound
19:09		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
19:09		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:09		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:09		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
18:58		DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul)
18:58		Byron Ireland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:58		Byron Ireland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:58		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:46		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
18:44		Donta Scott offensive rebound
18:38	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Donta Scott assists)	0-3
18:14	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	2-3
17:54		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
17:52		Byron Ireland defensive rebound
17:25		Robert Brown III misses two point jump shot
17:23		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
17:23		Mekhi Collins personal foul
17:05	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jordan Geronimo assists)	2-6
16:33		Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
16:31		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
16:21		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Diante Smith steals)
16:15	+3	Byron Ireland makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)	5-6
15:57		Julian Reese misses two point layup
15:55		Diante Smith defensive rebound
15:32	+3	Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists)	8-6
15:10		Byron Ireland personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
15:10		TV timeout
15:01	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point hook shot (Jahmir Young assists)	8-8
14:41	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	10-8
14:18	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	10-11
14:08		Jahmir Young personal foul (Byron Ireland draws the foul)
13:55		Mekhi Collins turnover (traveling)
13:27		Jahari Long misses two point running jump shot
13:25		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
13:09	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)	13-11
12:47		Mekhi Collins personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
12:31		Donta Scott misses two point jump shot
12:29		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
12:09		Caelum Swanton-Rodger blocks Oumar Koureissi's two point layup
12:07		Donta Scott defensive rebound
11:57		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
11:56		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
11:56		Jump ball. (Colonels gains possession)
11:56		TV timeout
11:40		Jahari Long blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
11:38		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
11:25	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point jump shot	13-13
10:56		Caelum Swanton-Rodger blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
10:54		Jahari Long defensive rebound
10:40		Byron Ireland personal foul (DeShawn Harris-Smith draws the foul)
10:24	+2	Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point alley-oop dunk (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	13-15
9:52	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-15
9:22		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point jump shot
9:20		Diante Smith defensive rebound
9:11		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
9:09		Terrapins defensive rebound
8:55		Jahmir Young turnover (lost ball) (Diante Smith steals)
8:44		Julian Reese blocks Oumar Koureissi's two point layup
8:40		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
8:38		Robert Brown III blocks Jahmir Young's two point layup
8:36		Jamie Kaiser Jr. offensive rebound
8:21		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point layup
8:19		Julian Reese offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup	15-17
8:07		Julian Reese blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
8:05		Diante Smith offensive rebound
8:02		Julian Reese blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
8:02		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
8:02		Robert Brown III personal foul
7:53	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Jahari Long assists)	15-20
7:36	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	18-20
7:12		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
7:10		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
7:03		Jamal West Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
6:59	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point dunk	18-22
6:41		Jahmir Young blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
6:39		Jahari Long defensive rebound
6:28		Jordan Geronimo misses three point jump shot
6:26		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
6:00		Diante Smith misses two point layup
5:58		Diante Smith offensive rebound
5:58	+2	Diante Smith makes two point layup	20-22
5:43		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
5:41		Diante Smith defensive rebound
5:25		Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
5:23		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
5:22		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
5:22		TV timeout
5:22		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Julian Reese defensive rebound
5:01		Oumar Koureissi shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-23
5:01		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:01		Diante Smith defensive rebound
4:54		Julian Reese blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
4:54		Terrapins defensive rebound
4:45		Jahmir Young misses two point layup
4:43		Jahmir Young offensive rebound
4:33	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point layup	20-25
4:25	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Jalen White assists)	23-25
3:54		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
3:50		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
3:49		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
3:49		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
3:49		TV timeout
3:36		Jamal West Jr. turnover (traveling)
3:21		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:19		Diante Smith defensive rebound
3:10		Robert Brown III misses two point layup
3:08		Julian Reese defensive rebound
3:00		Jamal West Jr. blocks Julian Reese's two point layup
2:58		Colonels defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Diante Smith makes two point jump shot	25-25
2:37		Jahmir Young shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-25
2:15		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point jump shot
2:13		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
2:08		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
2:06		Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound
1:54		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
1:52		Julian Reese offensive rebound
1:50		Jalen White personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
1:50		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50		Oumar Koureissi defensive rebound
1:23		Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)
0:59		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:57		Diante Smith defensive rebound
0:53		DeShawn Harris-Smith shooting foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul)
0:53		Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Robert Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
0:30		Oumar Koureissi blocks Jahari Long's two point layup
0:28		Robert Brown III defensive rebound
0:28		Jahari Long personal foul (Robert Brown III draws the foul)
0:28		Robert Brown III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:28		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
0:07	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)	27-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NICH
Colonels
40
MD
Terrapins
45

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point layup	27-30
19:42		Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass) (Julian Reese steals)
19:19		Julian Reese misses two point hook shot
19:17		Julian Reese offensive rebound
19:13	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup	27-32
18:44		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:42		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:34		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
18:32		Julian Reese offensive rebound
18:31		Mekhi Collins personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
18:28		Jamal West Jr. blocks Julian Reese's two point layup
18:26		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
18:20	+3	Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Robert Brown III assists)	30-32
18:02		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
18:00		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
17:42		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
17:40		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
17:34	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point layup	30-34
17:24		Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot
17:22		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
17:13		Diante Smith personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
17:11		Jamal West Jr. blocks Julian Reese's two point layup
17:09		Diante Smith defensive rebound
17:01	+3	Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	33-34
16:50		Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
16:48		Jahmir Young offensive rebound
16:39		Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
16:37		Julian Reese offensive rebound
16:35		Byron Ireland shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
16:35		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:35		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:35		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
16:17	+3	Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists)	36-34
16:07		Terrapins 30 second timeout
16:07		TV timeout
16:00		Jamal West Jr. blocks Jahmir Young's two point layup
15:58		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
15:47		Jordan Geronimo blocks Byron Ireland's two point layup
15:45		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	38-34
15:23		Robert Brown III personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:22		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Diante Smith steals)
15:07	+3	Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	41-34
14:53		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
14:51		Diante Smith defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	43-34
14:27		Terrapins 30 second timeout
14:18		Julian Reese misses two point layup
14:16		Julian Reese offensive rebound
14:12	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup	43-36
13:54		Julian Reese personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
13:40		Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
13:38		Julian Reese defensive rebound
13:28		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
13:26		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
13:05		Diante Smith misses two point layup
13:03		Diante Smith offensive rebound
12:39		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
12:37		Donta Scott defensive rebound
12:28	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahari Long assists)	43-39
12:30		Colonels 30 second timeout
12:28		TV timeout
12:11		Diante Smith turnover (lost ball)
11:51		Jalen White shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
11:51	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-40
11:51		Donta Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:51		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
11:39		Jamie Kaiser Jr. personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
11:31		Oumar Koureissi misses two point layup
11:31		Terrapins defensive rebound
11:07		Jahari Long misses two point layup
11:05		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
11:01		Donta Scott shooting foul (Diante Smith draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-40
11:01	+1	Diante Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-40
10:42		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:40		Colonels defensive rebound
10:18		Diante Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jahari Long steals)
10:08		Jalen White shooting foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
10:08	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
10:08	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-42
9:54		Julian Reese shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-42
9:54	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-42
9:40		Jordan Geronimo misses three point jump shot
9:38		Donta Scott offensive rebound
9:23	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahari Long assists)	47-45
8:50	+2	Robert Brown III makes two point hook shot	49-45
8:31		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-46
8:31	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-47
8:11		Julian Reese blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
8:07		Colonels offensive rebound
8:06		Byron Ireland turnover (bad pass) (Donta Scott steals)
7:59		Jordan Geronimo misses three point jump shot
7:58		Colonels defensive rebound
7:58		TV timeout
7:31		Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot
7:29		Jahari Long defensive rebound
7:22		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
7:20		Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
7:17	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point layup	49-49
7:03		Julian Reese blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
7:01		Donta Scott defensive rebound
6:52	+3	Jahari Long makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	49-52
6:50		Colonels 30 second timeout
6:31		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
6:29		Mekhi Collins offensive rebound
6:26		Donta Scott blocks Mekhi Collins's two point layup
6:24		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
6:19		Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Byron Ireland steals)
6:16		Jordan Geronimo personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Byron Ireland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-52
6:16		Byron Ireland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16		Julian Reese defensive rebound
6:01		Mekhi Collins shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
6:01		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:01		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:01		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Byron Ireland makes two point layup	52-52
5:43	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot	52-55
5:27	+3	Jalen White makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists)	55-55
5:07		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
5:07	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
4:56		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
4:54		Julian Reese defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	55-59
4:16		Jahari Long personal foul (Diante Smith draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Diante Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-59
4:16	+1	Diante Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-59
4:05		Mekhi Collins personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-60
4:05	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-61
3:54		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
3:52		Diante Smith offensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:43		Jordan Geronimo blocks Jalen White's three point jump shot
3:41		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
3:18		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-62
3:18		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:18		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
2:58		Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot
2:56		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
2:24		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
2:24		Terrapins turnover (shot clock violation)
2:05	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	59-62
1:47		Julian Reese turnover (bad pass)
1:44		Jordan Geronimo personal foul (Diante Smith draws the foul)
1:44		Diante Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:44		Donta Scott defensive rebound
1:29		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
1:25		Terrapins offensive rebound
1:11	+3	Jahari Long makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	59-65
0:54		Byron Ireland misses two point layup
0:52		Jahari Long defensive rebound
0:47		Diante Smith personal foul (Jahari Long draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Jahari Long makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
0:47	+1	Jahari Long makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
0:40	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (Diante Smith assists)	61-67
0:40		Colonels 60 second timeout
0:35		Michael Gray Jr. personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-68
0:35	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
0:28	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot	64-69
0:27		Jalen White personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
0:27	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
0:22		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
0:20		Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
0:13	+3	Michael Gray Jr. makes three point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	67-71
0:11		Robert Brown III personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-72
0:11	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
0:08		Michael Gray Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:06		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jahmir Young defensive rebound