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On the No. 3 Maryland Terrapins’ first possession against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tuesday night, forward Robert Carter Jr. missed a three-point jumper.
Forward Jake Layman rebounded the miss and put it back up for the score. The 2-0 advantage would be the Terps’ largest lead of the contest.
As point guard Rasheed Sulaimon missed a three in the closing seconds, the Terps fell to the Wolverines 70-67, suffering their second loss of the season.
The Wolverines earned a victory over the Terps despite the absence of their star point guard Caris LeVert.
Though LeVert was out due to injury, Maryland’s starting point guard Melo Trimble still struggled to make his presence felt.
Trimble failed to score three points in 30 minutes of play just days after hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Terps over Wisconsin on the road.
Against Michigan, Trimble finished with two points on 1/7 field goal shooting, missing all three of his three-point attempts and assisting on only three baskets. He also committed four turnovers.
Center Diamond Stone paced the Terps offensively with 22 points and earned his third career double double with 11 rebounds. Layman also posted a double double with 18 points and ten rebounds. Guard Zak Irvin led the Wolverines with 22 points.
In the first half, Maryland committed nine turnovers and accumulated an eight-point deficit, trailing 37-29 at the break.
Three minutes and 22 seconds into the second half, guard Derrick Walton Jr. hit a three-pointer and gave Michigan a 13 point lead, their largest of the game. Walton Jr. recorded a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Terps enjoyed a 22-8 run that gave them their final lead of the game as Stone converted a three-point play to give the Terps a 57-56 lead with six minutes and 48 seconds remaining.
Forward Mark Donnal responded on the next possession with a three-point play of his own, helping the Wolverines regain the lead. Michigan didn’t look back never looked back.
Donnal made one of two free throws to put Michigan up by three with 14 seconds remaining. When he missed the second, Layman grabbed the rebound and the Terps brought the ball up the court.
In the waning seconds, with Trimble covered tightly, Sulaimon tried his hand as the hero.
When Sulaimon missed, guard Duncan Robinson grabbed the rebound, dribbled the ball away and avoided drawing a foul, sealing the Terps’ fate.
The Terps looks to get back on track Saturday at noon against Ohio State in College Park.
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