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Gophers overcome slow start to beat Maryland 65-62

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11 months ago

January 7, 2024

Gophers overcome slow start to beat Maryland 65-62

Minnesota wins it’s third consecutive Big Ten game, 7th overall, beating Maryland 65-62. Elijah Hawkins flirted with a triple-double, scoring 10 points, 9 assists and 6 steals, leading a big comeback win for the Gophers.

In program history, Minnesota was 2-16 against the Terrapins and were riding a 10-game losing streak. This win ends that streak and moved the Gophers into a tie for 2nd in the Big Ten for the season.

The first half was ugly basketball by both teams. Minnesota could not make any shots early on, starting the game 0/9 from three. They managed to hold an early 9-12 lead behind 8 early points from Josh Ola-Joseph. But Maryland went on a 14-0 run over the next 7 minutes.

The only thing that prevented Maryland from blowing this game wide open was the fact that they had a very serious turnover problem, ending the half with 15!

Eventually, Braeden Carrington hit a corner three to end the drought but the Gophers finished the half 1/14 from behind the arc. Carrington’s box score is not going to stand out but his influence on this game was undeniable, particularly on the defensive end. He may have been the biggest reason the Gophers were able to claw their way back into the game. Trailing 29-22 at the break seemed like a fortunate situation considering they shot just 29%.

The second half was a reversal of each team’s first-half mistakes. Maryland stopped turning the ball over and Minnesota started making threes. The Terrapins only committing 2 turnovers was clearly a point of emphasis, but the Gophers going 5/9 from three in the final 20 was likely a bigger catalyst to a Gohper win.

The turning point of the game came at the 16:50 mark when Maryland’s Julan Reese got his 4th foul. The Terrapin forward had 11 points and 6 rebounds at the time. As Reese hit the bench, the Gophers went on a 16-6 run, finally tying the game at the 12-minute mark. Elijah Hawkins was left open standing a full step behind what would have been an NBA three, he nailed the deep three to tie the game at 40.

The Gophers slowly extended the lead, going up 8 with 4:31 in the game on a Parker Fox dunk, beautifully assisted by Hawkins. From there, they held on to put the game away playing great defense and making their free throws down the stretch.

Another nice win for the Gophers who are 3-1 in conference and have a few days off before heading to Indiana on Friday.

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7-year-old dies after falling from car window, being hit in Maryland

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5 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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7-year-old dies after falling from car window, being hit in Maryland

A 7-year-old boy died after he fell from the window of a moving car and was hit by an oncoming car in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on Sunday night, authorities say. The driver who hit the boy left the scene and is being sought by police.

The child died in Millersville, on I-97 north of Route 32, Maryland State Police said Monday morning. His name was not released.

State troopers and medics rushed to the area shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday and pronounced the boy dead on the scene.

According to an initial investigation, the boy was a rear passenger in a 2011 Mazda 3 headed north. He opened a window, fell out and landed on the road, police said in a statement.

The child was then hit by a car described as a 2016 to 2019 Honda Civic.

That driver left the scene and is now sought by police. The Civic may have damage to the front left wheel well, police said.

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The boy was with a 66-year-old Hagerstown woman, who police said they believe is his grandmother. Police did not say whether the child was in a car seat or booster seat, or wearing a seat belt. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone who may have potentially relevant information is asked to contact state police.

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Thiero and No. 20 Arkansas host Maryland-Eastern Shore

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13 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Thiero and No. 20 Arkansas host Maryland-Eastern Shore

Associated Press

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (1-6) at Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1)

Fayetteville, Arkansas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Razorbacks -35.5; over/under is 146

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Arkansas plays Maryland-Eastern Shore after Adou Thiero scored 23 points in Arkansas’ 79-67 win against the Little Rock Trojans.

The Razorbacks are 4-0 in home games. Arkansas is 4-0 against opponents with a winning record.

The Hawks are 0-6 on the road. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.

Arkansas scores 75.6 points per game, 6.4 fewer points than the 82.0 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 7.7 more points per game (71.7) than Arkansas allows to opponents (64.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Boogie Fland is shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, while averaging 17.4 points, 5.4 assists and 2.4 steals.

Ketron Shaw is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Hawks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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