COLLEGE PARK — Jahmir Younger scored 23 factors and made all 10 of his free throws and Donta Scott scored 15 factors and Maryland rallied after which ultimately held off Nicholls in a 73-67 win on Tuesday evening.

Julian Reese grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked six pictures for Maryland (7-4).

Reserve Diante Smith scored 18 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jalen White scored 15 and Jamal West Jr. 14 for the Colonels (4-7),

Neither group did itself a favor because the Terrapins went 19 for 29 from the foul line and Nicholls 12 for 22.

Jahari Lengthy made two foul pictures following a 3-pointer and the Terrapins (7-4) had their largest margin of the sport at 67-59 with 47 seconds to go. Nicholls got here again with consecutive 3s from Smith and Michael Grey Jr. to cut back its deficit to 71-67 with 14 seconds to go. Younger saved the Terps sinking six foul-shot makes an attempt in a 24-second span.

Maryland led 28-27 at halftime earlier than Nicholls outscored the Terps 16-6 to start out the second half. West’s layup with 14:35 remaining put the Colonels forward 43-34. Maryland then outscored Nicholls 18-7 over greater than the following 9 minutes and by no means trailed once more when Lengthy made a 3 to finish a 49-all tie with 6:52 remaining.

Maryland entered with a 17-game residence profitable streak making it the longest within the Atlantic Coast Convention and fifth longest within the nation.

Nicholls faces Towson on the street Friday.