Final Score:
Maryland 67 Rutgers 55
How funny is the game ends on Rutgers making two free throws.
Rutgers takes another road loss and Maryland will walk away with a victory even though they didn’t play a perfect game either.
Second Half:
Terps 8-18 from the 3 point arc and 10-16 from the free throw line. Scarlett Knights 3-11 from the 3 point arc and 8-21 from the free throw line.
Missed free throw by Rutgers followed by an intentional foul. You can’t make this stuff up. By the way, I don’t think the call was a good one.
3:55 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 62 Rutgers 51
Rutgers can’t stop Trimble from getting in the lane when he decides he wants to get in the lane… which should be more often.
Two chances to get it down to 7 avoids Rutgers. One on a missed shot, the other was letting the Terps get multiple offensive rebounds and then two free throws. It’s back up to 11.
5:14 (Maryland 30 second Timeout)
Maryland 60 Rutgers 51
Rutgers is 40% from the free throw line. No comeback starts with 40% from the charity stripe.
Despite the free throw woes, Rutgers has managed to cut this to 9.
6:57 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 60 Rutgers 46
Rutgers seems to have lost a step and maybe some hope. Missed layups. Frustration fouls. You can see this going south pretty fast.
Free throw shooting still going awry for the Scarlett Knights.
11:21 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 54 Rutgers 40
Both coaches have gotten stuff out of timeouts. Sign of good coaching there.
It’s amazing how well (and open) Maryland shoots a 3 when there is an inside touch in the possession.
Terps up by 10 after a jump hook from Dodd and the Scarlett Knights are in trouble again. Down 10.
Back to back 3’s from Huerter and then another by Brantley and Maryland has broken this game open.
15:37 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 43 Rutgers 35
Rutgers called a timeout to save a turnover and the Terps came out on fire. Trimble assists on a layup and then drains a three. And, yeah, Rutgers turned the ball over after that.
16:49 (Timeout Rutgers)
Maryland 38 Rutgers 35
Set play alley-oop for Rutgers out of the timeout. I see at Coach!
Rutgers on a mini-run. Has cut this to 38-35.
19:13 (Rutgers Timeout)
Maryland 38 Rutgers 29
Terps start of the second half getting a lay up off action. I expect for the Points in the Paint to be much better in the half.
Woo-wee! Turnover and then a Euro-Step layup for Kevin Huerta!
Maryland Stats at the Half
FG %: 39%
3FG %: 40%
FT %: 67%
TOs: 6
PTS off TO: 6
TotReb: 19
DefReb: 13
OffReb: 6
2nd Chance Pts: 4
Bench Pts: 15
Pts in the Paint 12
Fast Break Points 0
Blocks 1
Steals: 1
Assists: 7
Rutgers Stats at the Half
FG %: 38%
3FG %: 40%
FT %: 42%
TOs: 6
PTS off TO: 4
TotReb: 19
DefReb: 11
OffReb: 8
2nd Chance Pts: 6
Bench Pts: 7
Pts in the Paint 14
Fast Break Points 4
Blocks 4
Steals: 3
Assists: 4
Halftime:
Maryland 34 Rutgers 29
Little shocked by how many offensive rebounds both teams have grabbed. Maryland has 6 and Rutgers has 7.
Maryland gets a lay up out of the timeout and then an inside out three. Why am I sitting here and not on the sideline?
Terps get a 3 at the buzzer LG Gill and all the good work the Scarlett Knights did in the first half has gone out of the window.
2:17 (Media Timeout)
Rutgers 25 Maryland 24
Lets see what the Terps get out of the timeout… missed open 3. I’m telling you they can get stuff inside. Rutgers trying to take it away but Maryland could afford more inside touches.
And BOOM Trimble penetrates and gives up the goods to Bender for a lay.
Rutgers is strug from the free throw line tonight (3-9).
Trimble gets in the lane with ease again… you have a sense a theme here.
6:32 (Maryland 30 second Timeout)
Rutgers 20 Maryland 19
Nigel Johnson with a layup and Rutgers has taken the lead. Another fast break for the Scarlett Knights
7:37 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 18 Rutgers 16
Nigel Johnson hits a 3 coming out of the timeout. Rutgers needed some type of jump shot to go in. Now Sanders with a lay up in transition and we have a 2 point game. Scarlett Knights hanging in there.
9:10 (Rutgers 30 second timeout)
Maryland 18 Rutgers 11
If Maryland looks inside, they have stuff available. Seem to have a big time perimeter mindset tonight. Right on cue, the Terps get a lay up from Ivan Bender. Another layup.
11:45 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 14 Rutgers 8
Coming out of the media timeout both teams exchanged bad possessions but the Terps are killing Rutgers on the boards. Both teams are still searching for a rhythm.
Rutgers has gotten into the lane the last two possessions and has cut the lead to 10-8. Yes, Rutgers loves the backcourt door cut but they do post at times.
Terps’ Jared Nickens hits a three to put the Terps up 14-8. Honestly, both teams are missing good looks. Maryland on the perimeter, Rutgers on short stick backs.
15:29 (Media Timeout)
Maryland 8 Rutgers 4
Coach Steve Pikiell got what he wanted with a back door cut layup early for a Sanders lay up. After that the rattled off 8 straight points before another Sanders layup.
Pregame:
Live from College Park we have Maryland vs Rutgers. Terps are 17-2, 5-1 in the Big Ten, Scarlett Knights are 12-8, 1-6 in the Big Ten.
Attendance: 17,950
