With Cockburn Out, No. 17 Illinois Falls 81-65 To Maryland
Donta Scott scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland took advantage of Kofi Cockburn's absence in an 81-65 victory over No. 17 Illinois on Friday night.
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Donta Scott scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland took advantage of Kofi Cockburn's absence in an 81-65 victory over No. 17 Illinois on Friday night.
Reese beat the third-quarter buzzer by finishing a lob pass from Bibby on an inbounds play with 0.4 seconds left to get within 65-57. Bibby scored 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Reyne Smith, the Cougars' second leading scorer coming into the matchup at 13 points per game, had four points on 0-of-10 shooting from the field.
The 6-foot-1 Briggs averaged 12.5 points this season at Florida in 14 games. She is currently out for the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in her left shin.
Greg Summers had 12 points for the Midshipmen (12-6, 5-2). John Carter Jr. added 11 points and six rebounds. Daniel Deaver had 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Terrapins are scheduled to host 17th-ranked Illinois on Friday. Michigan is scheduled to play at Indiana on Sunday.
A little more than a month out, officials and organizers are hyping the arrival of the CIAA Tournament, an annual men's and women's basketball tournament among historically black colleges and universities that draws thousands of players, alumni and fans.
Yaw Obeng-Mensah had 10 points for the Retrievers (6-9, 1-3). Keondre Kennedy added nine rebounds.
A bad start snowballed quickly for the Terrapins, a veteran team that has played a tough schedule this season. Maryland couldn't find any answers offensively in the second quarter, which was probably the team's best chance to make a game of it.
University of Maryland men's assistant basketball coach Bruce Shingler was arrested last October and charged with soliciting a prostitute, according to The Diamondback.
Next up for the Terps is a home game Sunday against No. 23-ranked Wisconsin. Illinois travels to Nebraska on Jan. 11
With the Omicron variant driving a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, the University of Maryland will require fans to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test result to attend all indoor sporting events, including men's and women's basketball games,
Maryland returns to Big 10 play Jan. 3 when it travels to face Iowa. The Terrapins play three of their first four conference games on the road.
The game has been rescheduled for Jan. 31 at the SECU Arena in Towson.
Virginia Tech and Maryland have a tie to break in the Pinstripe Bowl.
The University of Maryland men's basketball game against Loyola has been canceled.
Army (8-3) has put together a run in the series since Jeff Monken took over as coach in 2014. The Black Knights have won four of the last five, including a 15-0 win last year when the game was played at West Point because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Maryland linebacker E.J. Henderson, the only player in school history to twice be named a First Team All-American, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday night.
East Carolina (7-5, American Athletic) and Boston College (6-6, ACC) will face off in the Military Bowl played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
The University of Maryland and men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon have mutually agreed to part ways, the university said Friday.
Angel Reese recorded her fifth double-double of the season as the Terrapins (7-2) extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 29 games and snapped a two-game slide.
One of college football's biggest rivalries will return to the Meadowlands for the first time since 2002 when Army (8-3) takes on Navy (3-8) on Dec. 11.
UConn was sluggish for much of the night against UMES, which entered as a 33-point underdog, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns, ran for another and grabbed the school's single-season record for passing yards in the biggest game of the year for both teams.
The winner will move to .500 and can look forward to the postseason. The loser will look forward to next season.
