COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP)Â -- Anthony Cowan Jr. hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 44 seconds left, and No. 19 Maryland edged Wisconsin 64-60 Monday night after blowing a 21-point lead in the second half.
Maryland (15-3, 6-1) led by 10 after eight minutes and 38-17 with 17:47 remaining before the Badgers (11-6, 3-3) roared back to take a 60-59 lead with 2:01 to go thanks to a Brad Davison 3-pointer to give UW its first lead since early in the first half.Â
Cowan turned it around with his long-range jumper, and the Terps held on after Wisconsin's Nate Reuvers missed two 3-pointers in the final 33 seconds.
Despite making only four of 14 shots, Cowan scored 21 points on the strength of 11-for-13 free-throw shooting. Jalen Smith and Eric Ayala each scored 11 and Bruno Fernando had 10.
Wisconsin scored only 15 points in the first half on 7-for-26 shooting and was 0 for 10 from 3-point range before Reuvers ended the drought with 17:29 remaining.
After leading scorer Ethan Happ picked up his fourth foul with 10:38 left and Fernando made two free throws to make it 51-33, the Badgers looked done.
But Wisconsin roared back after Fernando was called for his fourth foul with 9:18 to go.
Using a stiff defense and long-overdue sharp shooting from beyond the arc, the Badgers went on a 24-6 run to pull even at 57 with three minutes remaining.
Reuvers scored a career-high 18 for Wisconsin and pulled down a career-best seven rebounds while D'Mitrik Trice scored 9 of his 13 points in the second half.Â
The Badgers host No. 2 Michigan on Saturday. The Badgers have beaten six Top 10 teams in four seasons under coach Greg Gard.
