Maryland Terrapins face the Villanova Wildcats

Villanova Wildcats (3-3) vs. Maryland Terrapins (4-1)

Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland plays Villanova at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The Terrapins are 4-1 in non-conference play. Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding averaging 40.2 rebounds. Julian Reese leads the Terrapins with 9.2 boards.

The Wildcats are 3-3 in non-conference play. Villanova is fourth in the Big East with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Eric Dixon averaging 3.8.

Maryland makes 48.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than Villanova has allowed to its opponents (42.9%). Villanova averages 10.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.2 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Maryland allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rodney Rice averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc.

Dixon is averaging 24.4 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Wildcats.

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