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Lundy's 31 points help Penn State stun Maryland

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Penn State guard Sam Sessoms, bottom, reacts after teammate Seth Lundy, top right, hit a three-point shot late in the second half against Maryland in College Park, Md.
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Penn State forward Seth Lundy reacts after hitting a three-point shot late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in College Park, Md. Penn State won 66-61.
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Maryland guard Eric Ayala (5) goes up for a shot against Penn State guard Jamari Wheeler during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in College Park, Md.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Seth Lundy scored 31 points, one away from his career high, and Penn State rallied to stun Maryland, 66-61, on Sunday night.

Lundy made 11 of Penn State’s 19 field goals. Lundy entered Sunday’s contest having scored 30 total points in the last seven games.

Eric Ayala sank a pair of foul shots to put Maryland ahead 57-51 with 2 minutes, 51 seconds remaining. Lundy followed with a 3-pointer, John Harrar made two free throws, and Lundy’s contested jumper in the lane with 1:23 left gave Penn State (10-13, 7-12 Big Ten) its first lead as it never trailed again.

Myreon Jones added 17 points for the Nittany Lions.

Maryland (15-12, 9-11) built a 12-0 lead while the Nittany Lions missed their first nine shot attempts. Ayala’s 3-pointer with 5:33 before halftime gave Maryland a 29-13 lead.

Lundy scored Penn State’s first 11 points, and Izaiah Brockington’s layup with 7:20 left before halftime marked the first basket registered by anyone other than Lundy. Despite that, a 10-0 Penn State run in less than two minutes brought the Nittany Lions to within 29-23.

Aaron Wiggins scored 15 points with 10 rebounds for the Terrapins, Ayala scored 14 and Darryl Morsell 10.

Penn State starts conference tournament play in Indianapolis on Wednesday as the No. 11 seed and will face 14th-seeded Nebraska.

The Terrapins will start conference tournament play Thursday as the No. 8 seed and will face ninth seed Michigan State.

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