Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Midway through the second half against the Michigan State Spartans, Maryland Terrapins guard Melo Trimble converted a three-point shot and tied the game at 53. It was Trimble’s first field goal of the game and the first time in 25:11 minutes that the Spartans weren’t leading. For the Terrapins, it would be their last field goal for the next 10 minutes and 12 seconds….
Featured photo by Greg Fiume, courtesy of Maryland Athletics A minute into the game against 11 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers, Maryland Terrapins eatuorward Jake Layman received the ball on the perimeter. He sank a three to put the Terps up 4-0. The shot was the first of many for the Terps from downtown. On Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis, No. 18 and third seed Terps defeated the…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. It was the second Saturday in February. Then No. 2 ranked Maryland Terrapins basketball team entered a game against unranked Wisconsin with a 22-3 overall record and a 10-2 record in Big Ten play. The preseason Big Ten favorites were living up to expectations. The Badgers dropped the Terps in double-digit fashion and freshman center Diamond Stone got into a scuffle before the half,…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. This season, the No. 14 Maryland Terrapins have performed well in the Xfinity Center and at neutral locations. In such contests, the Terps are 20-1. When Maryland has travelled to face teams on their home court, they haven’t seen the same success, posting a 4-6 record on the road. In Bloomington, Ind. on Sunday, Maryland (24-7, 12-5 B1G) dropped their final regular season game…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The No. 10 Maryland Terrapins never led at No. 20 Purdue. On Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., the Terps (23-6, 11-5 B1G) struggled to secure rebounds; suffering their third loss in the past four games as they fell to the Boilermakers (22-7, 10-6 B1G), 83-79. Purdue outrebounded Maryland 41-22. On the offensive glass, they held a 19-9 lead. Purdue scored 24 second chance points,…
Feature photo by Greg Fiume, courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Maryland Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon couldn’t bear to eat, his team had lost back-to-back games for the first time in nearly two years. “It felt like two months,” Turgeon said. All Turgeon could focus on was preparing for Michigan. He didn’t say much to his team following its last loss, but met with each of the players individually. After falling…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Two days after he was involved in a scuffle late in the first half of a 70-57 loss to Wisconsin, the Maryland Terrapins suspended center Diamond Stone for one game. Head coach Mark Turgeon announced the suspension Monday via an official statement by the team. “Diamond’s conduct during Saturday’s game was a poor representation of the standards that we have established as a program…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The No. 2 ranked Maryland Terrapins basketball team exited the floor moments after falling to unranked Wisconsin. For the first time in the Xfinity Center this season, and the first time in 437 days, instead of wide eyes and smiles, they exited somberly. Most of the players’ heads were bowed, and many of the Terrapin faithful had exited the arena. Riding on a roller…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On Saturday in the Xfinity Center, the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins’ game against No. 18 Purdue followed somewhat of a familiar script. After a close first half, the Terps found themselves trailing at the break. With just under six minutes left in the game, they trailed the Boilermakers by four. Later, an 11-2 run prompted Purdue to take a timeout and put Maryland up…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. In the past two seasons, the Maryland Terrapins are 19-2 in games that are decided by six points or less. While the Terps haven’t blown out many of their opponents, they’ve still managed victories, holding on in the last moments of games. On Wednesday night, that’s exactly what they did. In Lincoln, the No. 4 Terrapins (20-3, 9-2 B1G) did what they did best,…