Las Vegas, NV – Less than 24 hours after a gutsy win over UNLV in the Geico Players Era Men’s Championship Tournament, Maryland (5-2) fell 100-61 to No. 12 Gonzaga as the Bulldogs improved to 7-0 on the young season. pharrell payne Posted While 14 points and seven rebounds darius adams Contributed 13 points. Adams has scored in double figures in five consecutive games and Payne has scored 10+ in every game he has played this season.
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— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) 26 November 2025
andre mills scored runs 11 points in a night that included an acrobatic shot from the floor. He has now scored in double figures five times in 2025.
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— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) 26 November 2025
Gonzaga hit its first eight field goals of the second half, including 3 of 3 from three-point range, putting the game out of hand. Zags finished shooting The game shot 57.8% from the floor (37 of 64) and 42.4% from three (14 of 33). Braden Huff led Gonzaga with 20 points, and shot 9 of 10 from the floor.
Maryland will compete once again in the Geico Players Era Men’s Championship Tournament on Wednesday. The opponent, game time and TV network will be determined after the conclusion of Tuesday’s action.
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— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) 26 November 2025
1st half:
- Payne blasted a layup for Maryland’s first points.
- Payne quickly added a hook shot.
- Gonzaga used a 12-2 run to take the lead midway through the half. eliza saunders Climbed on board with a jumper.
- Mills threw his first points from a sitting position.
- Isaiah Watts Maryland hit its first three shots with six minutes left to play in the frame.
- Adams scored three at the end of the first half.
- Maryland took the momentum with a 16–4 run.
- Payne reached double figures in the final minutes.
- Gonzaga led 47–32 at the break.
Second part:
- Adams scored three of the first points of the half for the Terps.
- Mills hit a three-point basket early in the frame.
- Coit missed a jumper midway through the period.
- Gonzaga hit its first eight shots from the floor to pull away.
- The Zags took Tuesday’s match 100-61.
Double digit days:
- Payne (14 points) has scored 10+ points in all six games he has played this season and 49 times in his collegiate career.
- Adams (13 points) has scored in double figures in six of seven games this season and in each of his last five games.
- Mills (11 points) recorded the fifth double-digit game of his career.
Going against Gonzaga:
- The Bulldogs and Terps meet for the fifth time Tuesday and the Zags now lead the all-time series for the first time since 2008. 4-1.
- Every all-time meeting has taken place at a neutral venue.
- Maryland’s only win over Gonzaga came in 1995, an 87–63 victory, which was the largest win by any team in postseason history entering Tuesday.
Numbers to know:
- 6, Payne has scored in double figures in all six games he has played this season.
- 14: The Terps grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to Gonzaga’s 13.
- 46: Adams has made 46 free throws in his first seven college games – the most of any freshman in the country this season.
next:
- Maryland will compete once again in the Geico Players Era Men’s Championship Tournament on Wednesday. The opponent, game time and TV network will be determined after the conclusion of Tuesday’s action.
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