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LIVE BLOG: Follow Sunday's Game Between No. 3 Purdue, Maryland in Real Time; News and Analysis

No. 3 Purdue basketball is back home for an early-afternoon tip against Maryland inside Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are looking to get back in the win column after a big loss on the road against Michigan.

D.J. Fezler

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Looking to avenge its road loss against Michigan, No. 3 Purdue basketball is back at Mackey Arena for a matchup with Maryland. The Boilers have a 6-5 lead in the all-time series, but have yet to defeat the Terrapins by double digits at home. 

Purdue enters the contest with a 21-4 mark, including a 10-4 record in Big Ten play, while Maryland is 11-13 and 3-10 in the conference. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and the game will be aired live on CBS. 

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Here's how our LIVE BLOG works. We'll keep you updated on everything that goes on in the game in real time, keeping you up to date on rotations, scoring plays and trends. Highlights will be included as they become available.

Let's get started, the most recent plays will be at the top.

2:53 p.m. ET, FINAL — Maryland, last-second shot is blocked by Mason Gillis and Purdue escapes with a one-point win inside Mackey Arena. Boilermakers improve to 22-4 and 11-4 in the Big Ten after a 62-61 victory. 

2:51 p.m. ET — Maryland calls timeout as Jaden Ivey takes the ball to the basket for the lead. He has 10 points all in the second half. He'll have one shot from the free-throw line after the timeout. 

2:45 p.m. ET — Purdue leads maryland 57-56 with 2:43 left to play in the game. It's coming down to the wire here in Mackey Arena, but the Boilermakers have made five of their last seven shots from the field. Terrapins have all five of their free throws in the second half.

2:42 p.m. ET — Back and forth between Maryland and Purdue. Both teams in the bonus with 4:15 left in the game. A pair of free throws from Fatts Russell gives the Terrapins a one-point lead. He has 20. 

2:33 p.m. ET — Sasha Stefanovic nails a 3-pointer, his fifth of the game, to give Purdue the lead with 8:20 left to play. The Boilermakers are on a 13-0 run over the last 2:53. 

2:30 p.m. ET — Purdue has ignited over the last 1:45, going on an 8-0 run thanks to 3-pointers from Sasha Stefanovic and Eric Hunter Jr. Maryland's leads is now four, 48-44 with 9:02 left to play. 

2:26 p.m. ET — One again, Sasha Stefanovic jolts the crowd with a 3-pointer. He has 14 points and four made shots from beyond the arc. Eric Hunter Jr. hits a triple of his own, bringing the deficit to just six points. 

2:22 p.m. ET — Maryland sitting on a 10-point lead with 11:30 to play. Purdue trails 46-36 and is 4-13 from the field in the second half.

2:19 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey finds his first basket of the afternoon, a 3-pointer to ignite the Mackey Arena crowd. The noise fades quickly as Fatts Russell slashes into the lane for a layup. 

2:18 p.m. ET — Mason Gillis can't get a 3-pointer to fall, but Zach Edey comes away with an offensive rebound and puts it in the basket through contact. His free-throw is no good. 

2:17 p.m. ET — Matt Painter calls yet another timeout as Maryland's lead extends to 11 with 14:20 left to play. Purdue digging itself into a bigger and bigger hole. 

2:12 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue down 37-29 with 15:29 to play in the game. Fatts Russell is letting it fly and has 14 points on 6-11 shooting, including two 3-pointers. 

2:11 p.m. ET — Sasha Stefanovic hits his third 3-pointer of the game to end a 10-0 Maryland run. Purdue finds itself down 35-26. 

2:05 p.m. ET — Maryland starts the second half with an 8-0 to take a 31-26 lead with 18:24 left to play. Matt Painter calls a timeout as Purdue has two turnovers in less than two minutes. 

2:02 p.m. ET — Qudus Wahab with the opening basket in the second half. He gets a basket through contact and hits the and-one from the free-throw line to tie the game. 

1:45 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue leads Maryland 26-23 at the break. Neither team was particularly explosive in the offensive end of the court, and Jaden Ivey finished the half with zero points. 

Fatts Russell in double figures for the Terrapins. Sasha Stefanovic led the Boilermakers with eight points. Zach Edey and Trevion Williams each had six. 

1:44 p.m. ET — A foul called on Jaden Ivey, but Fatts Russell called for a technical foul for Maryland. Sasha Stefanovic hits both free throws. 

1:40 p.m. ET — Maryland calls a timeout as Purdue takes its first lead since the 17:26 mark in the half. A steal from Jaden Ivey led to a transition pass from Mason Gillis to Trevion Williams for an easy layup. 

The Terrapins have three turnovers in the last three minutes and haven't scored in that time. 

1:39 p.m. ET — Down one point, Jaden Ivey misses a pair of free throws. Lead stays with Maryland. 

1:36 p.m. ET — Sasha Stefanovic with another timely 3-pointer. He has both triple for Purdue in the first half. Boilermakers looking to take the lead for the first time since the opening three minutes. 

1:32 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue trails 23-19 with 3:44 to play in the first half. Maryland is holding on to a lead on 45% shooting from the field. The Boilermakers are 9-23 and have just one 3-pointer. 

Jaden Ivey has yet to score a basket. He's 0-4 from the field while Zach Edey leads the team with six points. 

1:26 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Zach Edey appeared to get an and-one basket, but the foul was called on the floor. Maryland leads 21-17 with 6:25 to play before the break as Purdue has struggled from the 3-point line. Just 1-7 from deep in the first half. 

1:24 p.m. ET — Eric Hunter Jr. gets a free look at the basket while running into the paint. He layup snaps a near three-minute scoring drought for Purdue. Maryland still leading by one point. 

1:22 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey takes a hard fall on a layup attempt. He stays in the game, but is walking gingerly. 

1:18 p.m. ET — Pass to Trevion Williams near the basket is knocked away on the inbounds play, but Isaiah Thompson grabs an offensive rebound and fires a quick mid-range jumper. 

1:15 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue trails Maryland 14-11 with 11:31 to play in the first half. Terrapins have the early rebounding advantage and have hit on 6-of-10 from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers. 

1:13 p.m. ET — A big 3-pointer from Sasha Stefanovic brings the game back within one point. He snaps an 0-5 start from beyond the arc for Purdue. 

1:12 p.m. ET — Trevion Williams, Isaiah Thompson and Ethan Morton check in for Purdue after the media timeout. 

1:08 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Zach Edey has scored or assisted on all three of Purdue's baskets so far. The team trails Maryland 10-6 with 14:14 to play in the first half. Boilermakers are just 3-9 from the field to start the game, and the Terrapins have taken advantage with a 

1:05 p.m. ET — Fatts Russell trying to establish himself early for Maryland. He takes a shot from the 3-point line and buries it, giving the Terrapins its first lead of the game. On the next possession, he takes another pull-up triple that finds the bottom of the net. 

1:03 p.m. ET — Stefanovic steals the ball away from Maryland on its first possession, and Purdue goes right back inside to Edey. He's not able to get positioned for a shot attempt, but he finds Mason Gillis underneath the basket for an easy layup. 

1:02 p.m. ET — Purdue wins the tip, and Sasha Stefanovic fires a perfectly-placed pass at the rim for Zach Edey to throw down a two-handed dunk. Boilermakers ahead of the Terrapins early. 

PREGAME — No changes to the starting lineup for Purdue ahead of its matchup against Maryland. Here are the five players slated to take the court for tipoff: 

  • Sophomore forward Mason Gillis 
  • Sophomore center Zach Edey 
  • Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey 
  • Senior guard Eric Hunter Jr. 
  • Senior guard Sasha Stefanovic

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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