Strong second half lifts No.12 Nebraska Past Maryland - University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Site

Brayden Pfleger had 21 points and eight rebounds, and four players scored in double figures, and No. 12 Nebraska used second-half momentum to beat Maryland 74-61 on Wednesday night.

(24-4, 13-4 Big Ten) trailed 48-45 with just over 10 minutes remaining when Frager and Rienka Mast combined for 11 points in an 18-3 second-half run that capped the Terrapins' run.

Malus, who had 13 points, paced NU with a basket before Frager scored five straight points to give NU a 52-48 lead.

Maryland pulled within 52-51 after a 3-pointer by David Coit, but back-to-back baskets by Mast sparked an 11-0 run that gave them a 63-51 lead with 4:44 left.

Maryland (11-17, 4-13) held it to one point over a seven-minute stretch after the Terrapins went 8-of-14 from the field in the first eight minutes, 33-27 in a three-point deficit.

Fraser came off the bench and led all scorers with 21 points for his sixth 20-point game off the bench and matched his career best with eight steals.Pres Sandfort added 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Sam Hoiberg added 12 points and seven rebounds for the winners.

Darius Adams led Maryland with 19 points, while Elijah Saunders and Solomon Washington added 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Maryland took advantage of a slow Husker start to jump out to a 0-6 lead with 5:30 left without breaking into the scoring column.Frager provided the spark with four straight points off the bench before Sandport's 3-pointer ended a 7-0 run.

From there, the rest of the half was close, as Nebraska eventually took a 19-13 lead, only for Maryland to answer with an 8-2 run of its own.Four straight points from Hoiberg eventually extended the lead to 31-24 and took a 33-26 lead into the locker room.

Nebraska led 39-32 with 18:29 left in the 3rd, but Mills went on a 7-0 run to make it 39 with 15:24 left in the game.

They will travel west to begin a two-game road trip Saturday afternoon when they are at USC.Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.(CT) and the game will be televised on BTN and broadcast on the radio network.