COLLEGE PARK — Andre Mills scored 21 points to lead Maryland to a 64-60 win over Washington on Saturday.

Mills was 7-for-18 from the floor and 3-for-6 behind the arc with five assists. He was coming off a career-high 39 points against Northwestern on Wednesday and scored 10 of the Terrapins’ final 13 points over the last 6:24 of the game.

Solomon Washington’s 11-point, 14-rebound double-double buoyed the Terrapins (11-16, 4-12 Big Ten), while Elijah Saunders had 12 points and five rebounds.

Maryland held a 34-32 lead at halftime, flipping a game-high eight-point deficit into a lead with a 9-0 run starting at the 14:07 mark. The Terps closed the game with a 13-6 run to retake and hold the lead.

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The Terrapins had advantages in rebounding and on second-chance points, with 36-23 and 16-2 margins, respectively. Although the Huskies shot 46% from the field (24-for-52) to 40% (23-for-57) for Maryland, the Terps made five more 3-pointers and shot 43% behind the arc.

Zoom Diallo scored 19 points on 8-for-13 from the field to go with five assists for the Huskies (13-14, 5-11). Hannes Steinbach had 14 points, and Wesley Yates III added 12.

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Washington will continue its trip to the East Coast with a visit to Rutgers on Tuesday.

Maryland will face No. 9 Nebraska on the road on Wednesday.