Washington storms back from a 20-point deficit, hands Maryland first loss, 24-20

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — When Washington settled for a field goal late in the third quarter, it at least put the Huskies on the scoreboard. Still, their margin for error was essentially gone, since they were down by 17 points with just under 19 minutes to play.

“Our guys just kept believing, kept competing,” Huskies coach Jedd Fisch said.

The Huskies needed a dominant fourth quarter and got it, storming back to a 24-20 victory over Maryland on Saturday. What was remarkable was they did it without forcing any late turnovers. Washington simply shut down the Terrapins and then capitalized against a Maryland defense that wilted late.

Washington's final five drives: 45 plays, 298 yards, 24 points and a game-ending kneel-down.

Maryland's final four drives: 19 plays, 52 yards, no points.

“You have to learn to put people away,” Terrapins coach Mike Locksley said. “Especially a good team like Washington when you have them here at home.”

Jonah Coleman scored on a 1-yard run with 3:21 remaining, capping Washington's furious rally from a 20-0 third-quarter deficit.

Washington (4-1, 1-1) won on the road in Big Ten play for the first time since debuting in the league last season. It took a while for them to produce much of anything offensively, and Coleman finished with just 57 yards on 18 carries, but the Huskies scored on four straight possessions when they had to.

Maryland (4-1, 1-1) hadn't trailed all season before Coleman's touchdown, and it didn't look like the Terrapins would on this day either after freshman Malik Washington threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to AJ Szymanski on the first possession of the second half.

The Huskies then settled for a field goal and a 20-3 deficit at the end of a 16-play drive, but after that, Maryland's offense had no response. The Terps seemed oddly uninterested in running the ball with a big lead, and they went three-and-out on their next two possessions.

“We just did what we're supposed to do,” Fisch said. “We played sound football. We covered, we rushed the passer, we tackled really, really well when the opportunities were there. They didn't get any leaky yardage.”

Demond Williams Jr. threw touchdown passes of 3 yards to Denzel Boston and 34 yards to Dezmen Roebuck to make it 20-17. After one more Maryland punt, the Huskies drove 80 yards for the winning touchdown.

Maryland had one last chance on offense, but Jalil Farooq dropped a pass near the Washington 15, and the Terps turned the ball over on downs on the next play.

After an early interception led to a Maryland field goal, the Terps' Washington ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 10-0. They led 13-0 at halftime.

Washington: The Huskies could be second-guessed for not using Coleman more early, but once they started stopping Maryland on defense, they began to roll on offense. It's a big win after a cross-country trip.

“Just having our backs against the wall, and knowing that if we didn't do what we had to do, then we knew the game was over," Williams said. ”Just going out there with that mindset — take it one play at a time. Don't try to force ourselves back into the game, and I felt like the game just came to us."

Maryland: It was a huge missed opportunity for the Terps, who were coming off a big win at Wisconsin and had a good crowd on hand for this one. The coaching staff failed to come up with plays that would help Maryland keep the ball a bit when the defense began to weaken.

This game was the continuation of a bizarre trend in which Maryland has not won a game coming out of a regular-season bye week since 2016.

Washington hosts Rutgers on Friday night. Maryland hosts Nebraska on Saturday.

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Washington safety Makell Esteen (24) intercepts a pass intended for Maryland wide receiver Jalil Farooq (1) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green went nearly chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors' 124-106 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

“He just kept calling me a woman. It was a good joke at first but you can't keep calling me a woman,” Green said, clarifying later that the fan was calling him “a woman's name.”

“I got four kids and one on the way," Green added. "Just don't be disrespectful.”

The fan, who identified himself as Sam Green, 35, of New Orleans, was wearing a black polo with a Pelicans logo on it. He was standing and cheering after Draymond Green had been called for a shooting foul while guarding Pelicans forward Herb Jones.

While players began taking their positions along the key for Jones' foul shots, Draymond Green strode over to the grinning fan and stood just inches from him as they spoke to one another, with the fan holding his arms out on each side.

Game officials quickly stepped between them and pulled Draymond Green away while ushers gathered around and spoke with the fan, who continued to look amused by the exchange.

Draymond Green said game official Courtney Kirkland told him, “I got it. I've heard him over and over and over again. You've handled it well. Don't get yourself in no trouble. I'll take care of it. Courtney was great.”

Sam Green said he was heckling Draymond Green with chants of “Angel Reese,” because, while the Warriors star had several rebounds, he hadn’t attempted many shots at that point. Draymond Green finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Sam Green said the NBA star shouted profanity at him and threatened to punch him out if he continued the “Angel Reese” taunts (a refence to the WNBA and former LSU star who set several LSU and SEC rebounding records).

“I wasn't using profanity and for him to walk 12 feet off the court to come and get in my face like that, it was a little unnerving,” said Sam Green, who was given a warning by ushers but was allowed to remain in his front-row seat.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in postgame remarks that he couldn't comment extensively about the confrontation because he wasn't sure what was said.

“As long as it doesn't escalate, it's fine (for a player) to go over and have a discussion,” Kerr said. “It would have been nice if security had gotten there a little bit earlier.”

Draymond Green, who has been known to draw technical fouls, fines and ejections for his confrontational and emotionally combustible on-court persona, has been fined for fan interaction before.

In 2022, he was fined $25,000 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language toward a fan.”

Green has been critical of fan behavior, saying fans face relatively few consequences for saying inappropriate things, and are in fact motivated to do so by the fact that players can be fined for engaging with them.

Green said Sunday night that he is accustomed to heckling at road games and that it generally doesn't bother him.

“I love disrespect on the road because we win a lot,” Green said. “Quieting a home crowd is always fun.”

Although the Pelicans have won just two of their first 13 games and fired coach Willie Green on Saturday, Green said he was surprised to see such a small crowd for a game in which Stephen Curry was playing. Announced attendance was 18,373, close to capacity, but many seats remained empty.

“The Steph Curry show; it usually travels,” Green said. "Man, this place; it's tough in here.

“You want to go into full arenas (which) also helps the entire league out,” Green said. “So, you might need to take a look. It's interesting.”

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New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) as he goes to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts after a basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)