Melo Hits a Buzzer Beater Trey to Defeat Sparty 63-60 and Insure the Terps a Double Bye in the Big Ten Tournament

from umterps.com

Melo Trimble drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left, and Maryland clinched a second-place tie in the Big Ten and a double-bye in the conference tournament by outlasting Michigan State 63-60 on Senior Day at XFINITY Center Saturday.

After the Spartans committed a turnover under their own basket with 6 seconds to go, Justin Jackson received the inbounds pass and immediately passed it to Trimble, who dribbled up the left side and hit nothing but net with his shot from well beyond the top of the arc.

Michigan State had enough time left for Miles Bridges to take a long shot just past midcourt. After it bounced off the rim, the Terrapins gathered at midcourt to celebrate the victory.

“I’m really proud of my team,” Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon said. “I’ve been proud of them all year. It’s been an amazing regular season. Like most teams we had our ups and downs, but we played with great resiliency today. Today there were two teams that really guarded each other and played physically. I was happy for my seniors to obviously go out on the right note. I’m also really happy for our senior managers. Obviously I’m happy for Melo for making that shot and getting it done. It’s been an amazing year.

Trimble scored 16 on 6-of-15 shooting and freshman Justin Jackson added 15 points for Maryland (24-7, 12-6), which will enter the Big Ten Tournament as the third seed. Jackson and Trimble also led the Terps on the glass with six rebounds each.

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There is One Response to this Post
  1. Gary Lenet

    Hopefully the start of a long winning streak ending with two trophies and raising the banners at the Xfinity Center

    Reply ·   11/12/2019

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