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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 74, Notre Dame 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # Tony Greene, # Bryan Kersey, # Ray Natili
Attendance: 13878

Maryland 74, Notre Dame 66: Dez Wells scored all 17 of his points after the break as the Terrapins rebounded from an ugly first half to defeat the visiting Fighting Irish.

Following an 0-of-6 performance in the opening 20 minutes, Wells made 3-of-4 shots from the field - and 11-of-11 foul shots - in the second half to help Maryland (11-7, 3-2 ACC) rally from a nine-point deficit at the intermission. Seth Allen (14 points), Nick Faust (13) and Charles Mitchell (10) also scored in double figures for the Terps, who avoided a third straight defeat.

Pat Connaughton scored 19 points and Garrick Sherman had 18 to lead Notre Dame (10-7, 1-3), which has lost three straight games since defeating then-No. 8 Duke on Jan. 4. Eric Atkins chipped in 11 points and six assists for the Fighting Irish.

Following a first half in which the Terps shot just 32.4 percent and trailed 34-25 at the break, the hosts scored the first eight points of the second half - the final four by Mitchell. Maryland extended the advantage to 55-45 on Allen's 3-pointer with about six minutes remaining, but Notre Dame did not go away.

Back-to-back jumpers by Sherman sliced the deficit to 60-54 with about 3 1/2 minutes left, and a basket by Demetrius Jackson made it 66-61 with just under two minutes to play. But Faust answered with a 3-pointer to restore order before Wells and Faust each went 2-of-2 from the line down the stretch.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Connaughton led all scorers at the half with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-4 from long range. ... Maryland committed eight turnovers in the first half but only had three the rest of the way. ... The Irish fell to 2-3 without leading scorer Jerian Grant, who dropped out of school late last month due to academic reasons.
Top Game Performances
 
Notre Dame   Maryland
Pat Connaughton 19 Scoring Dezmine Wells 17
Eric Atkins 6 Assists Seth Allen 4
Pat Connaughton 6 Rebounds Jake Layman 10
Pat Connaughton 6 Free Throws Made Dezmine Wells 11
Eric Atkins 2 Steals Dezmine Wells 3
Eric Atkins 1 Blocks Seth Allen 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Notre Dame 66 48.0 7-22 11-20 12 26 3 3 17
Maryland 74 39.7 7-26 17-23 13 37 3 9 11