Roughly an hour before tip-off of the Maryland men’s basketball game Thursday night, word began circulating that Jahmir Young likely would be out because of flu-like symptoms. When the Terrapins emerged for warmups with their starting point guard dressed in black sweats, it became clear the fifth-year senior would miss a game for the first time in his career.
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No matter for Maryland, which thrived without its most dynamic player during a 75-53 win against Coppin State at Xfinity Center in its final nonconference game before moving exclusively to Big Ten competition beginning with Tuesday night’s showdown with top-ranked Purdue in College Park.