No. 6 Maryland Rolls Past Buckeyes To Capture Big Ten Crown
Stephanie Jones scored 18 points and Ashley Owusu had 17 points and 11 assists to lead No. 6 Maryland past Ohio State 82-65 in Sunday's Big Ten tournament championship game.
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Stephanie Jones scored 18 points and Ashley Owusu had 17 points and 11 assists to lead No. 6 Maryland past Ohio State 82-65 in Sunday's Big Ten tournament championship game.
After more than four months' worth of exhilarating wins and bitterly disappointing defeats, the robust celebration — which served as a welcome release of emotion — came without apology.
First came the prayer ceremony at the conclusion of the Sabbath with their families, then, the celebration on the basketball court and the overflowing joy of March Madness victory.
Following sixth-ranked Maryland's 66-51 win over No. 20 Indiana on Saturday night to advance to the Big Ten tournament championship game, the Terrapins' coaches and players celebrated by holding bananas in the air and participating in a singsong chant.
Taylor Mikesell excelled outside the arc. Inside the paint, that's where Stephanie Jones and Shakira Austin ruled.
In light of Maryland's recently confirmed cases of coronavirus, and based on CDC guidance for large gatherings, Johns Hopkins University said it will be hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament scheduled for this weekend, but without fans.
University of Maryland sophomore forward Jalen Smith is one of ten semifinalists for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Men's Player of the Year.
Jare'l Spellman's lone basket of the game came on a lay-in off a miss with 1.6 second left and third-seeded Sacred Heart beat No. 6-seed Mount Saint Mary's 61-59 on Wednesday night in a Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
After a 6-9 start to the season, Towson finished on a 13-3 run to earn the third seed in the CAA Tournament. Can they keep their winning ways going?
Jeameril Wilson scored 18 points, Evan Taylor scored a go-ahead jumper with 8:10 to play, and Lehigh beat Loyola (Md.) 78-75 in the Patriot League Conference tournament first round on Tuesday night.
K.J. Jackson scored 25 points and fifth-place UMBC beat second-place Stony Brook 75-67 on Tuesday to clinch a No. 5 seed and a quarterfinal home game in the America East Conference tournament.
Jacob Young came off the bench and scored 17 points and Rutgers bolstered its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 78-67 victory over No. 9 Maryland on Tuesday night.
Cassius Winston scored 20 points, including a buzzer-beating, 60-foot shot to end a sensational first half for No. 24 Michigan State in a 78-66 victory over No. 9 Maryland on Saturday night that denied the Terrapins' bid to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
James Karnik finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds and Lehigh slipped past Loyola-Maryland 74-71 on Saturday.
Koby Thomas had a career-high 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had three steals and Coppin State beat Morgan State 72-65 on Saturday.
Xzavier Malone-Key had 24 points as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Mount St. Mary's 83-77 on Saturday.
Isaiah Blackmon had 22 points as St. Francis (Pa.) stretched its win streak to eight games, defeating Mount St. Mary's 75-62 on Thursday night. Keith Braxton added 20 points for the Red Flash. Braxton also had 12 rebounds and six assists.
Brian Fobbs had 21 points as Towson topped Hofstra 76-65 on Thursday night.
As No. 7 Maryland charges toward another Big Ten title, coach Brenda Frese is already preparing the team for a deep run in March.
Maryland Terps fans are losing their minds after the team had its biggest comeback in 10 years Wednesday night during their game against Minnesota.
Down by double digits for most of the game and trailing by eight points near the two-minute mark, Maryland could've chalked up an off night at Minnesota to the rigor of Big Ten road play and still returned home in first place.
Down by double digits for most of the game and trailing by eight points near the two-minute mark, Maryland could've chalked up an off night at Minnesota to the rigor of Big Ten road play and still returned home in first place.
Greg Summers recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds to lift Navy to a 62-57 win over Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday night.
Sam Sessoms scored 24 points with five 3-pointers, Richard Caldwell Jr. sank a pair of clutch free throws and Binghamton survived a frantic final few seconds to upset UMBC 76-74 Wednesday night.
Maryland's 13th consecutive victory was assured long before coach Brenda Frese removed her four seniors and hugged each one of them as they approached the bench.
