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Penn State visits Maryland following Coit’s 30-point outing

Penn State Nittany Lions (9-8, 0-6 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (7-10, 0-6 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland hosts Penn State after David Coit scored 30 points in Maryland’s 88-71 loss to the USC Trojans.

The Terrapins have gone 4-4 at home. Maryland gives up 78.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.9 points per game.

The Nittany Lions are 0-6 against conference opponents. Penn State scores 77.1 points and has outscored opponents by 2.0 points per game.

Maryland’s average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 9.0 per game Penn State allows. Penn State averages 77.1 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 78.1 Maryland allows.

The Terrapins and Nittany Lions match up Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Coit averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 38.4% from beyond the arc. Pharrel Payne is averaging 17.5 points and 7.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Kayden Mingo is averaging 14.9 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals for the Nittany Lions. Freddie Filione V is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 2-8, averaging 69.9 points, 32.8 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.3 points per game.

Nittany Lions: 3-7, averaging 73.9 points, 27.0 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points.

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