Maryland dominated early and hung on late to beat the Huskies at Madison Square Garden
The Maryland men's basketball team beat Connecticut Tuesday, 76-66, behind controlled play from its star Melo Trimble and a nationally televised break-out performance from its five-star freshman Diamond Stone.
A late-game scare nearly cost the No. 6 ranked Terrapins, as the Huskies came back from a 16-point first-half deficit, coming within one possession inside of the three minute marker before Maryland was able to pull away with the help of a technical foul call on Huskies coach Kevin Ollie.
Trimble had 25 points, getting to the free throw line as often as usual, hitting 14 of 15 of his attempts, and posted 3 rebounds and 3 assists to anchor the Terrapins to its most impressive on-resume win.