By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins picked up yet another huge quadrant one victory, as they went on the road and took down the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 68-59 for their fourth win in a row. The Terps did so with fantastic defensive play, which has been their calling card all season long and even more so lately. Over this current four game win streak Maryland has allowed an average of 59.8 points per game to opponents. On the other side … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins secured their third win in four days, as they took down the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the second straight night 79-71. Junior guards Aaron Wiggins and Eric Ayala led the way with 22 and a career-high 24 points respectively. Maryland (13-10 ; 7-9) is building up a head of steam and beginning to set themselves up nicely to secure an NCAA tournament bid.
Wiggins and Ayala were the catalysts for the Maryland offense throughout the … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg:
In what felt like a must-win game to keep any chance of making the NCAA Tournament alive, the Maryland Terrapins took care of business against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 72-59 Sunday night at the Xfinity Center. The Terps built a large lead behind a rare display of hot shooting finishing at 53 percent from the field while holding Minnesota to 32 percent. It was a total team effort with four players in double figures and sophomore forward … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
A strong first 14 minutes during which they built a six point lead against the fourth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes turned into an ugly final 26 minutes for the Maryland Terrapins who fell by a final score of 73-65 to the Buckeyes in College Park Monday night. The Buckeyes were explosive from beyond the arc with eight of their 10 threes coming in the first half when they shot 50 percent from long range.
A fast start … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Consistency hasn’t been Maryland’s calling card this season whether from game to game or, as it was in their latest game against the No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers, from half to half. As they have for much of the season, the Terps followed a surprising road win – this one at Minnesota – with yet another disappointing offensive outing at home. Trailing the Badgers by 18 at the half, Maryland couldn’t quite complete a second half u-turn falling … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
An unrelenting defensive performance for the Maryland Terrapins allowed them to get out to an early lead and eventually become the first team to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers on their home court this season 63-49. Maryland held Minnesota to 30% shooting from the field and outrebounded the Golden Gophers by eight. The Terps earned their third win on the road against a ranked team this season in Big Ten play – the first time in program … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Maryland walked into Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan looking for their third win against a ranked team on the road this season. They walked out with a second loss to the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines 87-63. While the game was as lopsided as the score indicates, Michigan won the game in almost a completely opposite manner from the first contest.
On Dec. 31st they dominated in the paint behind 26 points from freshman center Hunter Dickinson. … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Riding Daryll Morsell’s career night and an incredible defensive effort, the Maryland Terrapins came out of State Farm Center with a stunning 66-63 upset over the No. 12 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini making this the second time in two weeks the Terps have taken down a top 15 conference foe on the road. The sophomore guard (career-high 19 points) had the hot hand with 15 second half points, including a key basket with 33 seconds left that … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
A solid eight minute start, quickly spiraled out of control for the Maryland Terrapins as they fell at home to the Iowa Hawkeyes 89-67. The Terps held a 10 point lead right out of the gate, but the Hawkeyes continuously switched between a matchup zone and man-to-man defense all night which stagnated the Terps’ offense holding Maryland scoreless for nearly nine first half minutes. Between Aaron Wiggins’ layup with 12:51 to play and the Terrapins’ next score … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
With both teams struggling to find the basket, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 63-55 Monday night in Bloomington. Indiana sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 22 points mainly by dominating the paint in the second half. Senior forward Galin Smith drew the assignment for most of the contest and did a commendable job, but fouled out with five minutes to play, and junior forward Jairus Hamilton didn’t stand a chance versus Jackson-Davis. Maryland … Read More »
