No. 14 Maryland takes on Purdue, looks for 5th straight victory

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Purdue Boilermakers (12-14, 4-11 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Maryland will look to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Terrapins take on Purdue.

The Terrapins are 13-4 on their home court. Maryland is fifth in the Big Ten in team defense, allowing 62.1 points while holding opponents to 37.9% shooting.

The Boilermakers are 4-11 in conference games. Purdue is 7-12 against opponents over .500.

Maryland's average of 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Purdue gives up. Purdue averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than Maryland gives up.

The Terrapins and Boilermakers square off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Oluchi Okananwa is scoring 17.1 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Terrapins. Yarden Garzon is averaging 13.8 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 41.9% over the past 10 games.

Tara Daye is scoring 12.3 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Boilermakers. Madison Layden is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 37.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points per game.

Boilermakers: 3-7, averaging 67.0 points, 27.5 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.