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Oregon visits Garzon and No. 16 Maryland

Oregon Ducks (16-7, 4-6 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (17-5, 5-5 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Maryland plays Oregon after Yarden Garzon scored 24 points in Maryland’s 83-80 loss to the Washington Huskies.

The Terrapins are 12-3 on their home court. Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding with 38.8 rebounds. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu leads the Terrapins with 7.2 boards.

The Ducks are 4-6 in conference play. Oregon is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Maryland makes 46.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.9 percentage points higher than Oregon has allowed to its opponents (39.3%). Oregon has shot at a 46.4% rate from the field this season, 9.7 percentage points above the 36.7% shooting opponents of Maryland have averaged.

The Terrapins and Ducks meet Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Oluchi Okananwa is averaging 16.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and two steals for the Terrapins. Garzon is averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.

Katie Fiso is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Ducks. Mia Jacobs is averaging 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 5-5, averaging 79.8 points, 39.2 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.

Ducks: 4-6, averaging 76.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points.

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