By Jack Rothenberg
With both teams struggling to find the basket, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 63-55 Monday night in Bloomington. Indiana sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 22 points mainly by dominating the paint in the second half. Senior forward Galin Smith drew the assignment for most of the contest and did a commendable job, but fouled out with five minutes to play, and junior forward Jairus Hamilton didn’t stand a chance versus Jackson-Davis. Maryland … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
A torrid shooting performance in the first half wasn’t enough to offset a poor defensive outing as the Maryland Terrapins gave up over 80 points for the first time in three years, falling to the Michigan Wolverines 84-73 on New Year’s Eve. A late push by the Terps made the final score look respectable, but the Wolverines blew the game open mid-way through the second half as Maryland went cold from the field. After putting together a … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins travelled to Madison, Wisconsin and defeated the No. 6 ranked Wisconsin Badgers 70-64, to earn their first win against a top 10 team since 2016. The Terps pulled off the upset thanks to a blazing hot shooting performance in the second half and a small-ball defensive clinic. Following the under 12 timeout, Maryland hit their next nine shots, and ended the game making 11 of their last 12 from the field leading to the … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Poor free throw shooting and a large size differential was the difference when the Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Maryland Terrapins in West Lafayette, 73-70 on Christmas Day. It was evident that both teams made sure to warm up by the fire before gametime, because they each knocked down 10 threes and shot over 43% from the floor. Yet, Maryland couldn’t keep warm at the free throw line, as they went 10-21 and on the defensive side were … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Led by a 10-0 run to end the first half and five double-digit scorers, the Terps took care of business against La Salle, defeating the Explorers 84-71. Those five scorers were junior guard Eric Ayala (career-high 23 points), junior guard Aaron Wiggins (season-high 15 points), sophomore forward Donta Scott (11 points), junior forward Jarius Hamilton (10 points), and sophomore guard Hakim Hart (13 points). With a big size advantage, Maryland was able to control the glass on … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins welcomed the Rutgers Scarlet Knights into Xfinity Center for each team’s Big Ten opener, and while the Terps held a slim 28-27 lead after making a late first half run, it wasn’t enough as they lost their first game at home, 74-60. Maryland’s defense kept the Terps within striking distance throughout, but a three minute lapse in the middle of the second half combined with poor shooting allowed Rutgers to make a second 10-0 … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
An MIA was put out for any offense in the first half on senior day when the Maryland Terrapins battled the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in what would become a back and forth contest before falling 27-24 in overtime. The opening half featured a total of 12 punts and three points but following a quarterback change for Maryland and an injury at quarterback for the Scarlet Knights, the offense picked up in the second half. Less than an … Read More »
