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Lendeborg and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines visit conference foe Maryland
Michigan Wolverines (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (6-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Yaxel Lendeborg and No. 2 Michigan take on Pharrel Payne and Maryland in Big Ten play Saturday.
The Terrapins have gone 3-1 at home. Maryland is sixth in the Big Ten with 10.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Solomon Washington averaging 3.5.
The Wolverines are 1-0 in conference matchups. Michigan scores 94.0 points while outscoring opponents by 28.0 points per game.
Maryland makes 40.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.1 percentage points higher than Michigan has allowed to its opponents (34.5%). Michigan averages 10.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Maryland gives up.
The Terrapins and Wolverines match up Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Payne is scoring 18.7 points per game with 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Terrapins. David Coit is averaging 13.2 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 42.1%.
Lendeborg is averaging 15 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Wolverines. Morez Johnson Jr. is averaging 13.4 points and 6.7 rebounds.
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