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Friday, February 20
Top 25 roundup: Maryland rallies past Nebraska
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Freshman guard Melo Trimble had 26 points and six assists and swingman Dez Wells and forward Jake Layman each added 14 points as 16th-ranked Maryland came back from a second-half deficit to beat Nebraska 69-65 on Thursday night in a Big Ten game.
Wells hit two free throws with 4:27 left as Maryland took a 56-54 lead and never trailed again.
Forward Walter Pitchford pulled Nebraska to within 63-59 on a 3-pointer with 40.9 seconds left, but Trimble hit two free throws with 39.7 seconds left to make it 65-59.
Pitchford, who had 19 points, made another 3-pointer with 28.9 seconds left to pull the Huskers within 65-62. Nebraska almost had a steal, but Trimble came up with a loose ball, was fouled and hit two more free throws with 21.2 seconds left to make it 67-62. Layman then sank two free throws to make it 69-62 and seal the win.
Maryland (22-5, 10-4) improved to 7-0 at home against Big Ten opponents and 16-1 overall in College Park. Nebraska (13-13, 5-9) lost its fourth in row and is 0-7 on the road in conference play.
Arizona 87, USC 57
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Center Kaleb Tarczewski had 15 points and nine rebounds and forward Stanley Johnson added 13 points and seven boards in No. 7 Arizona's Pac-12 blowout of USC.
Forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2) won their 35th straight game at McKale Center, the second-longest streak in NCAA Division I behind Gonzaga (40).
Johnson also had a season-high six assists, all in the first half, when Arizona jumped to a 49-31 halftime lead. The Wildcats scored the first 12 points in the second half to open a 30-point lead and USC never was closer than 23.
Forward Malik Martin led USC (10-16, 2-12) with 15 points.
SMU 67, Temple 58
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas -- Junior point guard Nic Moore led a second-half turnaround for No. 21 Southern Methodist against Temple.
SMU (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) trailed by eight at halftime, but Moore scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lead the comeback.
Guard Will Cummings led Temple (19-8, 10-4) with 14 points. The Owls saw a seven-game winning streak snapped after they failed to hold a 10-point lead in the second half.
Friday, February 20
Top 25 roundup: Maryland rallies past Nebraska
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Freshman guard Melo Trimble had 26 points and six assists and swingman Dez Wells and forward Jake Layman each added 14 points as 16th-ranked Maryland came back from a second-half deficit to beat Nebraska 69-65 on Thursday night in a Big Ten game.
Wells hit two free throws with 4:27 left as Maryland took a 56-54 lead and never trailed again.
Forward Walter Pitchford pulled Nebraska to within 63-59 on a 3-pointer with 40.9 seconds left, but Trimble hit two free throws with 39.7 seconds left to make it 65-59.
Pitchford, who had 19 points, made another 3-pointer with 28.9 seconds left to pull the Huskers within 65-62. Nebraska almost had a steal, but Trimble came up with a loose ball, was fouled and hit two more free throws with 21.2 seconds left to make it 67-62. Layman then sank two free throws to make it 69-62 and seal the win.
Maryland (22-5, 10-4) improved to 7-0 at home against Big Ten opponents and 16-1 overall in College Park. Nebraska (13-13, 5-9) lost its fourth in row and is 0-7 on the road in conference play.
Arizona 87, USC 57
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Center Kaleb Tarczewski had 15 points and nine rebounds and forward Stanley Johnson added 13 points and seven boards in No. 7 Arizona's Pac-12 blowout of USC.
Forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2) won their 35th straight game at McKale Center, the second-longest streak in NCAA Division I behind Gonzaga (40).
Johnson also had a season-high six assists, all in the first half, when Arizona jumped to a 49-31 halftime lead. The Wildcats scored the first 12 points in the second half to open a 30-point lead and USC never was closer than 23.
Forward Malik Martin led USC (10-16, 2-12) with 15 points.
SMU 67, Temple 58
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas -- Junior point guard Nic Moore led a second-half turnaround for No. 21 Southern Methodist against Temple.
SMU (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) trailed by eight at halftime, but Moore scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lead the comeback.
Guard Will Cummings led Temple (19-8, 10-4) with 14 points. The Owls saw a seven-game winning streak snapped after they failed to hold a 10-point lead in the second half.
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