National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 66, Michigan 56
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # D.J. Carstensen, # Larry Scirotto, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 17950

No. 14 Maryland 66, Michigan 56: Melo Trimble had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds as the host Terrapins won their fifth straight.

Dez Wells added 13 points and six rebounds for Maryland (24-5, 12-4 Big Ten), which hit 11-of-22 from beyond the 3-point line. Jake Layman added 10 points off the bench and Evan Smotrycz had a team-high nine rebounds.

Spike Albrecht and Zak Irvin each had 15 points to lead Michigan (14-14, 7-9). Ricky Doyle added four points and nine rebounds for the Wolverines, who have lost six of seven.

Doyle's layup gave Michigan a 21-18 lead with just under five minutes left in the first half before the Terrapins got 3-pointers from Layman, Richaud Pack and Trimble during a 12-0 run into halftime. The Wolverines cut the lead to 34-30 early in the second half on Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman's big dunk, but Jared Nickens answered with a pair of 3-pointers in a 90-second span to rebuild a 41-32 Maryland lead.

Albrecht's 3-pointer cut the Maryland lead to 43-40 with less than nine minutes left but Trimble hit a pair of 3s in the next two minutes while Layman and Wells hit 3s to push the lead to 12 with 3 1/2 minutes left. Irvin and Albrecht hit late 3-pointers, but Layman and Trimble capped the victory with baskets in the final 90 seconds.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wells and Trimble are averaging 38.4 of Maryland's 67.6 points during the five-game win streak. ... Maryland freshman F Michal Cekovsky (2.8 points, 2.6 rebounds) suffered a left knee injury during warmups and did not play. ... Michigan hit just 5-of-21 from behind the 3-point line.
Top Game Performances
 
Michigan   Maryland
Spike Albrecht 15 Scoring Melo Trimble 19
Zak Irvin 3 Assists Melo Trimble 5
Ricky Doyle 9 Rebounds Evan Smotrycz 9
Zak Irvin 5 Free Throws Made Melo Trimble 8
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 1 Steals Evan Smotrycz 2
Kameron Chatman 1 Blocks Evan Smotrycz 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan 56 36.5 5-21 13-15 6 29 1 4 10
Maryland 66 44.7 11-22 13-15 14 32 1 3 12