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It’s a second-round clash from the South Region of the NCAA Tournament as a member of the Big Ten takes on one from the SEC down in the Yellowhammer State. The eighth-seeded Maryland Terrapins battle the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide with a berth in the Sweet 16 on the line Saturday night. Maryland held off ninth-seeded West Virginia 67-65 in their first-round matchup Thursday afternoon, winning outright as a 2.5-point underdog. Alabama rolled past 16th-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 96-75 in their first-round matchup Thursday afternoon, failing to cover as a 24-point favorite. In the all-time series between the teams, the Terrapins own a 3-2 advantage but it was the Crimson Tide prevailing 96-77 in a second-round East Region matchup in the NCAA Tournament at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the most rec ent meeting March 22, 2021.
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Maryland was in a hole early but rallied to take down ninth-seeded West Virginia in their first-round matchup Thursday afternoon. The Terrapins enter this game 22-12 overall and went 11-9 in the Big Ten on the season. Against West Virginia, Maryland couldn’t get things going early on, giving up an early 17-2 run to trail 19-6 midway through the first half. The Terrapins rallied to lead by two at the half, led by as many as seven early in the second half, and gave up a 16-0 run to trail by nine with 15:08 to play. Maryland trailed by three with 5:51 to play before going on an 8-0 run to go in front 64-59 with 2:47 to go. The Terrapins didn’t let the Mountaineers even again en route to the win. Maryland shot 51.1% from the field, including six of 18 from three-point range, and held the Mountaineers to 39.3% shooting in the game. Julian Reese led the Terrapins with 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in the win.
The Terrapins enter this game slightly below average in scoring offense as they are 206th with an average of 70.3 points per game. Maryland is 252nd in rebounding with 33.6 boards a night and 307th in assists by dishing out 11.5 dimes per contest. The Terrapins are above average defensively, ranking 26th in scoring defense as they allow 63.2 points a night. Jahmir Young leads the team with 15.9 points plus 4.7 rebounds a night this season. Julian Reese (11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds) and Donta Scott (11.5 points, six rebounds) each average in double figures. Hakim Hart (11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds), Don Carey, Ian Martinez, Patrick Emelien and Jahari Long are looked at to contribute for coach Kevin Willard. Maryland shoots 45.1% from the floor as a team this season. The Terrapins are connecting on 6.8 threes per contest while shooting 33% from beyond the arc. Maryland is above average at the stripe as the team is c onverting 73.7% of their chances at the free throw line this season.
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