Hakim Hart scores season-high 23 as Maryland pulls away from Penn State -
Fellow guard Jahmir Young added 18 points for Maryland — all of them in the final 21:08 of play — as a grind-it-out first half gave way to a scoring sprint and the Terrapins’ eighth conference win of the season, moving them into third place in a muddled Big Ten.
Donta Scott was one point from a double-double , and Julian Reese added 11 points for the Terrapins, who shot 53.2% from the floor.. The Nittany Lions were hampered by turnovers and abysmally poor shooting, to the tune of 10% in the first eight minutes. Maryland took those mistakes and misses to make buckets in transition, including a signature moment off of a Hart steal. He then found Young, who quickly floated it toward the basket for an Ian Martinez dunk. The Tic-Tac-Toe play put Maryland up 18-9 midway through the half. Ten of PSU’s 13 turnovers came in the first half.