SPOKANE, Wash. — Melo Trimble scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Diamond Stone added 14 points this afternoon to help Maryland defeat Hawai’i, 73-60, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
A sellout crowd of about 11,200 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena watched the Terrapins — seeded No. 5 in the South Region — improve to 27-8 and advance to Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup against top-seeded Kansas in Louisville, Ky.
Mike Thomas scored 19 points and grabbed 11 boards and Stefan Jankovic added 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Rainbow Warriors, whose record-setting season ends at 28-6.