Bryant McIntosh has more fouls (three) than points (two) and Northwestern trails No. 23 Maryland 32-22 at halftime at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
After the Wildcats took a 2-0 lead on Dererk Pardon’s dunk, the Terrapins went on a 9-0 run to seize control.
Northwestern freshman Isiah Brown leads the Wildcats with eighth points off the bench. The Wildcats are shooting 9-for-28 from the field, including 2-for-12 from behind the 3-point line. Pardon has six points and four rebounds for Northwestern.
Melo Trimble leads the Terrapins with 13 points.
Northwestern hasn’t defeated ranked opponents in back-to-back games since 2009, when the Wildcats topped Minnesota and Michigan State in January. They defeated then-No. 7 Wisconsin 66-59 on Sunday in Madison, Wis.
Junior guard/forward Scottie Lindsey, the team’s leading scorer, missed his fourth straight game while recovering from mono as the Wildcats (19-6, 8-4) try to match the school record for victories in a season..
Maryland (21-4, 9-3) had lost two in a row before topping Ohio State in its last game.
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