Saylor Poffenbarger scored a career-high 30 points coming up huge for the Maryland Terrapins in a tightly-contested double overtime 100-99 victory at Minnesota

A team spokesperson declined to confirm specific contract details about how long the partnership would be extended.

It was a fitting encapsulation of Maryland men’s basketball’s night that that putback from a player sitting on the court was the Terps’ easiest basket of the game. They were smothered by the Bulldogs, 100-61, in their second game of the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas.

Maryland pulled away early from Mount St. Mary's (2-5), using a key 10-0 run, to quickly erase a 5-4 lead by the Mountaineers. The Terps would not lose the lead the rest of the way, outscoring Mount St. Mary's in the final three quarters as well.

No. 7 Maryland scored 10 straight points with less than a minute remaining in double overtime to beat Minnesota, 100-99, on Sunday.

The No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs and Maryland Terrapins meet Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tip-off for the Players Era Festival game is at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Maryland defeats UNLV 74-67 in the Geico Players Era Championship, with Pharrel Payne surpassing 1,000 career points.

Pharrel Payne scored a career-high 30 points in the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team's 89-63 victory at home against Wagner yesterday evening. Maryland