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Maryland downs Nebraska, advances to Big Ten Semifinals

March 11, 2016

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…

Trimble sinks late three to lift Terps over Wisconsin

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The game was tied as with 23 seconds left on the clock as point guard Melo Trimble nonchalantly brought the ball up the court. With the clock approaching zero, and Wisconsin guard Zak Showalter in his face, Trimble took his final shot of the game. The ball skipped off the inside edge of and fell through the nylon to seal the Terps’ victory. This…

January 9, 2016

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No. 3 Terps blow out Rutgers 88-63, defense shines

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Before the season even started, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon was preaching becoming a complete team to his players. The biggest step was working on the defensive side of things. On Wednesday, the Terps defense made more strides as they held Rutgers to 38.6 percent field goal shooting for the game, and 24 percent in the first half. The No. 3 Terps easily defeated…

January 6, 2016

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Terps easily handle Northwestern, improve to 2-0 in Big Ten play

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The Maryland Terrapins have struggled early in many games this season. That wasn’t the case tonight against Northwestern. First half success translated into a convincing victory as the No. 4 Terps (13-1, 2-0 B1G) downed the Wildcats (13-2, 1-1 B1G) 72-59 on Saturday. By the under-12 media timeout, the Terps had jumped out to a 15-6 lead. At the half, the Terps had doubled…

January 2, 2016

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Terps eager to begin conference play against Penn State

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Expectations weren’t too high for the Maryland Terrapins at the beginning of last season. The preseason Big Ten media poll picked them to finish 10th in the conference. As the season transpired, the Terps became a powerful team in the Big Ten. After finishing the season with a 28-7 record (15-4 B1G), the Terps made a trip to the round of 32 in the…

December 30, 2015

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Terps to gauge where they are in Chapel Hill Tuesday Night

December 1, 2015

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Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of Maryland Athletics When Larry Brown left Kansas for the San Antonio Spurs in 1989, current Maryland Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon remained on the staff as Roy Williams took the helm. On Tuesday night, Turgeon will seek his first win in eight tries against his former boss. But this time, Turgeon’s Terps are ranked second in the AP poll, seven spots higher…

Jared Nickens provides spark from three as Terps down Cleveland State

Maryland Terrapins forward Robert Carter Jr. posted up on a defender in the paint before dishing the ball out to guard Jared Nickens on the right corner. Swish. With 1:55 left in the first half, Nickens hit his third three-pointer of the evening. Nickens finished the game with 16 points on six of eight shooting from the field and four of six from behind the three-point line. He tied his…

November 28, 2015

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Robert Carter Jr. leads Terps into matchup with Rider

Featured image courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On the heels of a 75-71 victory over Georgetown, guards Melo Trimble and Rasheed Sulaimon and forward Robert Carter Jr. perched up behind a table and in front of a University of Maryland backdrop. The trio fielded questions from an audience of reporters. Carter Jr. explained how he took over the huddle during a timeout late in the game with the team trailing. “I repeat…

November 20, 2015

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Sulaimon, Carter Jr., Trimble lead Terps to victory over Hoyas in front of sellout crowd

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Maryland Terrapins point guard Melo Trimble stood at the free throw line, his team trailed 61-56 with four minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the game. While Trimble sank both free throws, former Terps point guard Grevis Vasquez entered the building. Maryland alum Scott Van Pelt and mascot Testudo embraced Vasquez before a sellout crowd gave him a roaring standing ovation. Trimble then hit…

November 18, 2015

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