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How to watch Maryland men’s basketball at Purdue

The Terps travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, to play on Christmas for the first time since 1984.

By Shane Connuck
Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics

Maryland men’s basketball visits the Purdue Boilermakers in a Christmas Day matinee Friday.

This marks the second time in school history the Terps are in action on Christmas and the first since 1984 — when they traveled to Hawaii and defeated Iowa in overtime.

Maryland is looking for its first conference win of the season after falling to then-No. 19 Rutgers. It returned to the win column earlier this week, topping La Salle, 84-71, at Xfinity Center on Tuesday.

Eric Ayala posted a career-high 23 points against the Explorers and shot 13-of-15 from the charity stripe. Donta Scott continued his dominant season with a one-handed dunk that ranked No. 1 on SportsCenter the next day. The Terps’ forward is averaging 14.6 points over his last five games, along with 7.6 rebounds.

Across Purdue’s last four games, junior forward Trevion Williams is averaging 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. The Boilermakers are coming off a road 70-55 loss to No. 4 Iowa.

While Purdue narrowly holds the all-time record between the Big Ten foes, Maryland has won the schools’ last two meetings.

All the action tips off at 2:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.

The Numbers

Maryland: 5-2 (0-1 Big Ten)
Purdue: 6-3 (1-1 Big Ten)
All-Time Series: Purdue leads 5-4
Odds: Purdue is a 5.5-point favorite

How to Watch and Listen

Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, 2:30 p.m. EST, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana

TV: Fox Sports 1 (Lisa Byington, play-by-play; Stephen Bardo, analyst)

Radio: 105.7 FM (Baltimore) / 980 AM (Washington, D.C.), One Maryland App, Sirius XM 381 (Johnny Holliday, Chris Knoche, Walt Williams)

Stream: FOX Sports App

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