By Jack Rothenberg
A red-hot night for the Alabama Crimson Tide left the Maryland Terrapins hopeless in a 96-77 loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terps’ normally stout defense was no match for an Alabama offense that dropped in 16 three pointers and shot 53 percent from the field. Maryland tried to keep pace, but didn’t have enough offensive fire power even with a career-high 27 points from junior guard Aaron Wiggins.
Maryland got off to … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Despite getting significantly outrebounded throughout the game, the Maryland Terrapins moved on to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament after defeating the UConn Huskies 63-54 Saturday night at the home court of the Purdue Boilermakers Mackey Arena. Through very deliberate offense and holding the Huskies to 32 percent shooting from the floor, the Terps were able to control the game on defense and built up a 14 point lead at one point in the second … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Another scorchingly hot start for the Maryland Terrapins slowly unraveled into a double-digit loss against the Michigan Wolverines 79-66 in the quarterfinal of the B1G Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Terps couldn’t keep pace after the game turned into a shootout towards the end of the first half. Two of the Terps’ main scorers, junior guard Aaron Wiggins and sophomore guard Hakim Hart combined to go 5-18 from the floor which didn’t help the cause. With an obvious … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Following two shaky outings against Northwestern and Penn State, the Maryland Terrapins got back in the win column by defeating the Michigan State Spartans 68-57 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. This was the Terps’ first win in conference tournament play since the 2015-16 season. A dominant second half performance against a hot Spartans squad sealed the deal for the Terps, but in a stacked Big Ten the road to a title doesn’t get … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
A seven day lay-off couldn’t stop the Maryland Terrapins’ momentum as they came out of the gates hot and never backed off, taking down the Michigan State Spartans 73-55 for their fifth straight victory. The Terps finished the contest shooting an astonishing 23/24 from the free throw line. Combine that with four double-digit scorers and 33 percent shooting from Michigan State, Maryland showed out when it mattered most and played a complete game.
Coming into Sunday senior … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins picked up yet another huge quadrant one victory, as they went on the road and took down the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 68-59 for their fourth win in a row. The Terps did so with fantastic defensive play, which has been their calling card all season long and even more so lately. Over this current four game win streak Maryland has allowed an average of 59.8 points per game to opponents. On the other side … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
The Maryland Terrapins secured their third win in four days, as they took down the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the second straight night 79-71. Junior guards Aaron Wiggins and Eric Ayala led the way with 22 and a career-high 24 points respectively. Maryland (13-10 ; 7-9) is building up a head of steam and beginning to set themselves up nicely to secure an NCAA tournament bid.
Wiggins and Ayala were the catalysts for the Maryland offense throughout the … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg:
In what felt like a must-win game to keep any chance of making the NCAA Tournament alive, the Maryland Terrapins took care of business against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 72-59 Sunday night at the Xfinity Center. The Terps built a large lead behind a rare display of hot shooting finishing at 53 percent from the field while holding Minnesota to 32 percent. It was a total team effort with four players in double figures and sophomore forward … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
A strong first 14 minutes during which they built a six point lead against the fourth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes turned into an ugly final 26 minutes for the Maryland Terrapins who fell by a final score of 73-65 to the Buckeyes in College Park Monday night. The Buckeyes were explosive from beyond the arc with eight of their 10 threes coming in the first half when they shot 50 percent from long range.
A fast start … Read More »
By Jack Rothenberg
Consistency hasn’t been Maryland’s calling card this season whether from game to game or, as it was in their latest game against the No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers, from half to half. As they have for much of the season, the Terps followed a surprising road win – this one at Minnesota – with yet another disappointing offensive outing at home. Trailing the Badgers by 18 at the half, Maryland couldn’t quite complete a second half u-turn falling … Read More »
