It was bound to happen. The Terps had been perfect on the road this year until tonight. Everything was missing tonight in losing to a 13-12 Penn State team.
Maryland always has had trouble playing conference games in half empty buildings on the road. I think back to traveling to Miami several times and playing in front of 3500 fans at the U. Maryland never won there. It was a dead game played in front of a sparse crowd. No mojo. No excitement. No excuses.
Penn State shot 2-18 from the 3 line, was outrebouded 39-37, yet still won. That speaks volumes about Maryland’s effort.
An off game from Anthony Cowan (0-5 from the field) forced Brantley to play 23 minutes but outside of a late trey did not have a good game.
Melo was 4-13 but in his defense was smothered by the Penn State d.
PSU just outplayed the Terps and wanted it more. Disappointing but it’s just 1 game.
Let’s just throw away the video and move on.
from umterps.com
– Justin Jackson posted a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds but No. 21 Maryland dropped its first road game of the season at Penn State, 70-64, on Tuesday night.
Kevin Huerter (12) and Melo Trimble (11) were the other two Terrapins in double figures for Maryland (20-4, 8-3). Trimble notched his 1,500 career point at Maryland early in the first half.
The Terps – who tied a program-record with five consecutive conference road victories heading into Tuesday’s game at Penn State – struggled from the floor, shooting 34 percent from the field and 27 percent from beyond the arc.
Maryland returns to action when it welcomes Ohio State on Saturday at 4 p.m. at XFINITY Center. The game will be shown live on ESPN. The University of Maryland will honor legendary head coach Lefty Driesell by hanging his banner in the rafters in a pregame ceremony prior to the Terps’ game against the Buckeyes.
freddy from boca
in regards to honoring lefty. what took so long. and just a banner? that’s a joke. he deserves a statute. lefty brought big time basketball not only to college park but to the greater dc area. LEFTY MADE MARYLAND BASKETBALL GREAT!
· 11/12/2019