Derik Queen collected 24 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday, helping visiting No. 25 Maryland hold on for an 83-75 victory over Nebraska in Big Ten play in Lincoln, Neb.

Selton Miguel added 17 points, while Ja’Kobi Gillespie chipped in 15 points and seven assists for the Terrapins (19-6, 9-5), who won their sixth game in seven tries.

Rodney Rice had 14 points and Julian Reese followed with 13 points and 12 boards as Maryland shot 58.5 percent from the field and made 7 of 15 3-point attempts (46.7 percent).

Juwan Gary’s 22 points led Nebraska (16-9, 6-8), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Brice Williams scored 20 points, while Andrew Morgan finished with 15 before fouling out in the final seconds. The Cornhuskers were outrebounded 34-22.

Gary’s jumper cut the Terrapins’ lead to 77-75, but Miguel’s jumper on the other end put Maryland up by four with 39 seconds remaining. Williams then came up short on a 3-pointer, and Miguel and Queen each knocked down a pair of free throws to seal the win.

A 9-0 run in the first half gave the Terrapins a 16-8 lead at the 14:26 mark before Gary’s four straight points began an 11-2 Nebraska spurt.

Gary and Williams’ 3-pointers gave the Cornhuskers a 25-22 edge with 8:09 left, but Gillespie’s triple followed by Rice’s mid-range jumper swung the lead back to Maryland.

Leading 32-30, Rice’s triple and Reese’s basket extended Maryland’s advantage to seven with 2:26 remaining. Gary’s third 3-pointer of the opening half pulled Nebraska within four. Gillespie answered with a trey of his own, and Gary and Rice traded baskets down the stretch as Maryland held a 42-35 halftime lead.

After Nebraska pulled within five points on Rollie Worster’s layup at the 16:42 mark of the second half, Queen, Reese, and Miguel each scored to push the Terrapins’ lead to 54-43.

Gary’s jumper followed by Morgan’s back-to-back layups helped Nebraska close back within five points with just under 13 minutes remaining. Williams’ triple with 8:44 left cut the Cornhuskers’ deficit to three before Reese’s dunk capped a 9-3 Maryland run to extend the lead to nine.

Williams’ jumper and Worster’s 3-pointer cut the Terrapins’ advantage to 71-67 with 4:46 left, and Nebraska was within two following Morgan’s free throws at the 2:26 mark.

–Field Level Media