Can you imagine the Terps won this game by 13 despite shooting treys at 1-18
But oh that one was HUGE by Melo that put the Terps up 48-41 and never were threatened again
Foul Shots 28-31 as usual
Melo, minus his 1-6 number from treys, was fantastic with 24 points, 8 rebounds and only 3 turnovers
Damonte Dodd had 5 blocks and I big basket to knotthe score at 39
Diamond scored 12 on 6-8 shooting
RCJ as promised had 9 rebounds
Rasheed was the man tonight, keeping the Terps in the game early and just imposing his will as the Terps ran away with the victory
The defense was stellar agian allowing a shooting % of 32.
Next up the #1 seed Kansas Thursday night at 9:40 from Louisville
– Melo Trimble scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Maryland beat Hawaii 73-60 on Sunday to advance to the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Diamond Stone added 14 points for fifth-seeded Maryland (27-8), which advanced to the round of 16 for the eighth time in the past 22 years.
Mike Thomas had 19 points and 11 rebounds for 13th-seeded Hawaii (28-6), which won a tournament game for the first time this season.
Maryland will play Kansas next Thursday in the round of 16.
After a sluggish first half in which Maryland led 28-27, the tempo picked up in the second.
Hawaii went on a 10-4 run to take a 39-36 lead. Then the bottom fell out.
Trimble’s 3-pointer, the first of the game for Maryland after 15 misses, highlighted a 14-0 run that put the Terps ahead 53-41 with just over seven minutes left. Hawaii made just 1-of-13 field goal attempts during Maryland’s run.
Hawaii pressed and tried to close the margin, but the teams traded baskets the rest of the way.
Maryland had a big advantage in free throws, making 28 of 31. Hawaii made 10 of 15.
Neither team shot well. Maryland connected on 46 percent of its shots, but only made 1 of 18 from 3-point range. Hawaii shot 33 percent.
Maryland missed its first six shots and didn’t score a field goal until six minutes into the game, but Hawaii held only a 6-4 lead at that point. Hawaii made only five of its first 15 shots.
Hawaii built a 10-4 lead, but Diamond Stone scored four baskets as the Terps took a 14-13 lead.
The teams traded baskets as the scoring pace picked up. Maryland led 28-27 lead at halftime.
This season has been an unexpected success for Hawaii under first-year coach Eran Ganot. In December, the NCAA slapped his program with sanctions for infractions committed under former coach Gib Arnold. The penalties include a 2016-17 postseason ban, scholarship reductions and players being allowed to transfer without having to sit out a year.
Instead of crumbling, the Warriors won the Big West Conference. They set a school record for victories in a season by beating California 77-66 in the first round of the tournament, their first win after four losses in the NCAAs.
Meanwhile, Maryland hung on to beat South Dakota State 79-74 in the first round.
It’s been an up-and-down season for the Terrapins, who at one point were ranked No. 2 in the nation before losing five of their final eight games before the tournament.
freddy from boca
md won the game playing good defense and making free throws as they were in the bonus the last 10 min of the game. melo scored. he didn’t shoot well from the outside and had only 3 assists but drew fouls and like the rest of the terps made free throws.
one nice 14-0 run in the second half which included a few easy fast break hoops created by turnovers was the difference. hawaii shot poorly but the terps defense contributed to the “bows” woes.
a good win but not overly impressive as once again maryland failed to play 40 minutes or even close to that number of good basketball.
terps gave too way too many offensive rebounds to the smaller rainbow warriors and lost the battle of loose balls.
stone scored 4 inside baskets in a row in the first half and then the ball never found him for quite some time. overall good game for the freshman. dodd stepped up with 5 blocks and tough d.
terps move on and that’s what it’s all about but will have to play much much better to beat number one seed kansas. the terps have the talent to beat the jayhawks and having a few days off should help melo and his hamstring issues.
on a sad note spo-cane restaurants projected revenue was down 18% for the weekend. the downturn was blamed on the fact that bruce posner didn’t make the trip. anybody need 11 dozen hot dogs cheap?
· 11/12/2019
Todd
Last night’s rebounding showed how the Terps need to be tougher to the ball. The crazy sequence that ended with Hawai’i getting a rebound from a guy on laying on the floor was the epitome of that. MD had several chances to grab that rebound and didn’t with the ball eventually bouncing off Carter’s head.
Nice last paragraph, Freddy.
· 11/12/2019
Todd
I forgot to note this to Bruce – 28-31 free throws is far from “as usual.” The Terps were ridiculously good from the FT line this weekend but just as they are as unlikely to shoot 90% from the line on their next 31 FTs as they are to go 1-18 again from three.
· 11/12/2019