{"id":433930,"date":"2025-11-25T08:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/433930\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:43:17","slug":"pharrell-payne-scores-20-to-lead-maryland-over-unlv-74-67-in-players-era-festival-nightcap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/433930\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharrell Payne scores 20 to lead Maryland over UNLV 74-67 in Players Era Festival nightcap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"VideoPlayer-backgroundImage\" alt=\"default-cbs-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763587645_277_video-slate.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS (AP)  Pharrell Payne scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half to lead <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/MD\/maryland-terrapins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland<\/a> to a 74-67 victory over <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UNLV\/unlv-rebels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNLV<\/a> on Monday in the nightcap of the Players Era Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Payne made 7 of 8 shots from the floor and 6 of 10 free throws for Maryland (5-1), adding eight rebounds. Darius Adams had 15 points and David Coit scored 11. Myles Rice had eight points and six assists.<\/p>\n<p>Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led UNLV (3-3) with 17 points. Kimani Hamilton scored 11 before fouling out.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-Lawhorn, Hamilton and Howie Fleming Jr. all scored seven to help UNLV take a 30-27 lead at halftime. Aleks Alston hit all three of his shots, scoring six to lead Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>It was a one-possession game until Alston scored the first four points in a 6-0 spurt to put the Terrapins up 16-12 with 10:54 remaining. Gibbs-Lawhorn hit a 3-pointer to ignite a 9-0 run and the Rebels led 28-20 at 3:23. Rice hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to get it back to a one-possession game.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-Lawhorn buried a 3-pointer to put UNLV up 38-31 two minutes into the second half and the Rebels played with a lead until Rice and Andre Mills hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 51-49 lead with 10 minutes to go.<\/p>\n<p>UNLV tied it on its next trip down the floor, but Rice had a layup and Payne hit two free throws to give Maryland a lead it maintained over the final 9:28.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland: The Terrapins play No. 12 Gonzaga on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>UNLV: The Rebels play No. 8 Alabama on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball<\/p>\n<p class=\"StatsincCopyright\">\n    Copyright 2025 STATS LLC and Associated Press. 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