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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…

Terps hoping to get back on track at Big Ten Tournament

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,…

March 10, 2016

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Terps finish regular season with loss at Indiana

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…

March 6, 2016

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Terps fall to Purdue on the road, 83-79

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,…

February 27, 2016

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Maryland snaps two game skid, beats Michigan 86-82

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…

February 21, 2016

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After second half adjustments, Terps put away the Boilermakers

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…

February 6, 2016

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Terps win another close one against Nebraska

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,…

February 3, 2016

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Terps earn season sweep of Ohio State

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Just over two weeks ago, the Maryland Terrapins welcomed Ohio State into the Xfinity Center. In that contest, the Terps pummeled the Buckeyes 100-65. When the two teams faced off in Columbus on Sunday, it was a much more competitive game. The No. 8 Terrapins (19-3, 8-2 B1G) prevailed behind 20 points from point guard Melo Trimble and a double double from forward Jake…

January 31, 2016

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Terps to face tough matchup vs. No. 3 Iowa Thursday

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The No. 8 Maryland Terrapins’ two largest victories this season have followed their two largest losses. When they lost by eight points to the now No. 2 North Carolina, they returned to College Park and beat Saint Francis by 41. This month, they came home to smash Ohio State 100-65 after suffering a three-point defeat at Michigan. Coming off of their third loss of…

January 28, 2016

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Terps fall to Spartans on the road

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Trailing Michigan State by three points late in the final 30 seconds, the No. 7 Maryland Terrapins were in trouble. When guard Alvin Ellis III missed a three, a glimmer of hope struck the Terps. In an instant, the hope lessened as forward Matt Costello grabbed his sixth offensive rebound of the game and extended the Spartans possession, bringing them one step closer to…

January 23, 2016

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