Maryland walked into Capital One Arena with a chance to make a statement and walked out looking overwhelmed instead, as Georgetown rolled to an 86-74 win in a game that quickly turned one-sided.
The loss dropped Maryland to 1-1 in the regular season and came in a rematch that had been billed as a prove-it night. Andre Mills had called it “personal,” but the Hoyas dictated the terms from the opening minutes and never really let go.
Pharrel Payne was the bright spot for Maryland, and not by a little. He finished with 28 points and eight rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting, nearly half of the team’s total production. It was his second-highest scoring game in a Maryland uniform, trailing only his 30-point outing against Wagner in the third game of the 2025-26 season.
Even with Payne carrying the load, Maryland spent most of the night chasing. Georgetown forced two early turnovers from Payne in the first three minutes and turned that into a 7-2 lead. Maryland briefly grabbed its only lead of the game when Mills helped fuel a 7-0 burst over the next 1:40, but that was as good as it got.
Georgetown answered immediately. Maryland had trouble finishing around the rim, and the Hoyas leaned on their size when 7-foot-1 Vince Iwuchukwu entered and helped spark a 10-2 run that pushed the Terps into a double-digit hole before the under-eight media timeout. Maryland did respond again, including a chase-down of a loose ball by DJ Wagner that led to a layup and an and-one chance before the final media break, but the momentum didn’t last.
By halftime, Georgetown had already built a lead as large as 18 points, powered by hot shooting and eight made threes in the opening 20 minutes. The Hoyas shot better than 50% from deep for the game, the fourth time under Buzz Williams that Maryland has allowed an opponent to hit that mark from three.
The first half also laid bare Maryland’s offensive issues. Georgetown guards Elmarko Jackson and Jaland Lowe matched Maryland’s point total at the break, and Mills was the only Terp to connect from beyond the arc in the first half, going 1-for-11 as a team from three. Georgetown’s perimeter shooting and Maryland’s inability to keep up made the gap feel bigger than the scoreboard alone.
Things got worse right after halftime. Maryland was whistled for four fouls in the first 33 seconds of the second half, and Georgetown reached the bonus with 17 minutes still left. From there, the Hoyas stayed in control, stretching the margin to as many as 27 points before Maryland finally closed with a 10-0 run over the last 1:53.
Maryland now turns to ninth-ranked Virginia, which comes to the Xfinity Center on Friday, Nov. 13.
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