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Live Coverage: Maryland leads Marquette, 34-30, at halftime
Marquette’s Shaka Smart talks about Al McGuire Center vs George Mason
The Golden Eagles played at their on-campus arena for the second time in the last three seasons.
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The Marquette men’s basketball team (3-0) has its first road game of the season at Maryland (3-0) at 8 p.m. at the Xfinity Center.
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Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 14 points and Derik Queen added 11 as Maryland took a 34-30 lead into the break.
Kam Jones led MU with 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting.
MU freshman Damarius Owens missed the first three games with an injured toe.
He has been warming up before the last few games, but he made his debut at Maryland.
He took a hard foul on a fast break, but got up quickly and hit two free throws for his first points with the Golden Eagles.
The Terrapins held a 27-23 lead at the 3:30 mark of the first half after a 7-0 run.
Marquette starters Ben Gold and Kam Jones each picked up their second fouls with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first half.
Both immediately took seats on the bench.
MU has struggled offensively with Jones off the floor.
Kam Jones has started this season scorching.
That continued on the road. The senior guard hit his first three shots and had seven points as MU grabbed a 10-6 advantage at the first media timeout.
Derik Queen, a 6-foot-10 freshman, had a remarkable debut for the Terrapins with 22 points and 20 rebounds against Manhattan.
The former McDonald’s All-American is the second-highest rated recruit in Maryland hoops history.
The highest-rated recruit? Former Whitefish Bay Dominican standout Diamond Stone.
Guards: Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell, Chase Ross
Forwards: David Joplin, Ben Gold
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Maryland Weather: Early morning fog then spring-like feel today
BALTIMORE — Patchy areas of dense fog will burn off this morning. Expect a spring-like feel this afternoon with highs in the 60s.
Early morning patchy fog is dense in some neighborhoods this morning. This fog will gradually lift through by 10 AM. Partial sunshine will be around for the rest of the afternoon with a spring-like feeling. Highs will top out in the lower 60s.
The next storm system will arrive by Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing an increase in showers across the area as early as the evening rush hour. Rain will persist through Wednesday night. Like Monday night’s rain, this midweek system is expected to exit the region by Thursday morning.
Partly to mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Thursday and Friday. High temperatures will remain in the 40s, with Friday being the colder of the two days.
We have issued WJZ First Alert Weather Days for Saturday and Sunday for the extreme cold. Wind-chill will be in the teens & 20s most of the weekend, so this can be dangerous cold if you don’t take breaks inside or dress properly. Please take care of yourself and your pets.
An Arctic cold front will push into the region this weekend, ushering in the coldest air of the season so far. Highs on Saturday will struggle to reach the mid-30s, and overnight lows will plummet into the teens and lower 20s. Wind chills will drop into the single digits to near zero, with areas north and west of Baltimore potentially seeing wind chills below zero.
Sunday will be the coldest day of the weekend, with highs only reaching the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. Sunday night temperatures will fall into the mid-teens across many locations. Wind chills by Monday morning could dip to dangerously low levels once again.
Temperatures will begin to rebound through Christmas Day. Highs on Monday are expected to reach the mid-30s. Christmas Eve will see highs near 40 degrees, with low 40s expected on Christmas Day.
The days leading up to Christmas will remain dry, with no threat of wintry or wet weather during the holiday period.
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Deadspin | Derik Queen guides Maryland against St. Francis (Pa.)
One of the most positive signs this season for Maryland has been the play of Derik Queen, especially against the toughest teams on the Terrapins’ schedule.
While Tuesday’s matchup against Saint Francis (Pa.) of the Northeast Conference doesn’t figure to be one of Maryland’s most challenging tests, it does find Queen in peak form.
The 6-foot-10 freshman will be a lot for the Red Flash (4-7) to handle when they travel to College Park, Md. to face the Terrapins (8-2).
In his last outing on Dec. 8, Queen delivered 26 points and 12 rebounds in Maryland’s 83-78 loss at then-No. 8 Purdue.
Last month, Queen scored 24 points in a 78-74 loss to then-No. 15 Marquette and collected 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in a 76-75 win over Villanova.
With Queen leading the team in scoring (17.5 points) and rebounds (8.7) per game, the Terrapins are vastly improved offensively.
But coach Kevin Willard wants to see better work at the defensive end. Maryland surrendered 52 points in the second half against Purdue.
“Our half-court defense in the first half was really good,” Willard said. “Our transition defense in the second half was, you know, the crowd got into it. We got a little bit rattled.” Another Maryland player that has risen against elite competition has been Belmont transfer Ja’Kobi Gillespie.
His three highest-scoring games have come against Marquette, Purdue and Ohio State, which Maryland hammered at home 83-59 early this month. In those games, Gillespie hit a combined 12 of 24 shots (50 percent) from 3-point range, scoring 65 points.
St. Francis, which hasn’t had a winning season since 2019-20, has struggled against strong competition, losing by at least 26 points to Dayton, Clemson and Penn State.
Bobby Rosenberger is St. Francis’ top scorer (13.5 points) and rebounder (5.1). Junior college transfer Riley Parker adds 10.3 points and a team-high 4.4 assists per game.
“Riley’s growth in the last month is a product of his hard work,” coach Rob Krimmel said. “He cares. His voice is starting to emerge more and that’s part of a team’s journey.”
–Field Level Media
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Maryland Weather: More rain arrives tonight
BALTIMORE — Rain is expected to return to the region tonight and early Tuesday as another upper-level disturbance moves through. The highest chances for rain will be after dark and through the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. Low temperatures tonight will dip into the mid-40s.
Rain will taper off quickly before sunrise Tuesday, with skies clearing by the afternoon. Temperatures are forecast to reach near 60 degrees. Clouds will increase again Tuesday night, with low temperatures dropping into the mid-30s.
The next storm system will arrive by Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing an increase in showers across the area as early as the evening rush hour. Rain will persist through Wednesday night. Like Monday night’s rain, this midweek system is expected to exit the region by Thursday morning.
Partly to mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Thursday and Friday. High temperatures will remain in the 40s, with Friday being the colder of the two days.
An Arctic cold front will push into the region this weekend, ushering in the coldest air of the season so far. Highs on Saturday will struggle to reach the mid-30s, and overnight lows will plummet into the teens and lower 20s. Wind chills will drop into the single digits to near zero, with areas north and west of Baltimore potentially seeing wind chills below zero.
Sunday will be the coldest day of the weekend, with highs only reaching the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. Sunday night temperatures will fall into the mid-teens across many locations. Wind chills by Monday morning could dip to dangerously low levels once again.
Temperatures will begin to rebound through Christmas Day. Highs on Monday are expected to reach the mid-30s. Christmas Eve will see highs near 40 degrees, with low 40s expected on Christmas Day.
The days leading up to Christmas will remain dry, with no threat of wintry or wet weather during the holiday period.
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