from umterps.com
Melo Trimble fueled a second-half surge that put No. 22 Maryland in control, and the Terrapins beat Rutgers 67-55 on Tuesday night to remain in first place in the Big Ten.
Trimble scored 17 points and freshman Kevin Huerter had 11 and a career-high six assists for the Terrapins (18-2, 6-1), who own their best record after 20 games since the 1998-99 season.
Maryland led only 38-35 shortly after halftime before Trimble took over. He threw an outlet pass that led to an easy layup, then drilled a 3-pointer. Huerter followed with a 3 to make it 46-35 — too big a deficit for Rutgers to make up.
Maryland entered the game tied with Wisconsin atop the Big Ten standings.
Trimble was too sick to practice Monday, but he showed no sign of illness while repeatedly slicing through the Rutgers’ defense. The 6-foot-3 junior guard went 5 for 8 from the field, hit three shots from beyond the arc and had four assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes. With four made free throws Tuesday, Trimble passed Adrian Branch for third all-time in career made free throws at Maryland.
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