UNBEATEN MICHIGAN TOPPLES MARYLAND
No. 16 Michigan 84, Maryland 73
Freshman Hunter Dickinson had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 19 and No. 16 Michigan remained unbeaten by defeating Maryland 84-73 Thursday night.
The Wolverines (8-0, 3-0 Big Ten) trailed 54-50 with 15 minutes left before Dickinson scored nine points in a 23-5 run that turned a close, contentious contest into a runaway.
Four technical fouls were called during a first half that ended with Michigan up 46-44. After the Terrapins clawed back, the Wolverines emphatically answered behind Dickinson, a 7-foot-1 center, leading the charge.
Dickinson went 10 for 11 from the f loor and 6 for 7 at the line in reaching a season high in points.
Donta Scott scored 19 for Maryland, Eric Ayala had 16 and Jairus Hamilton added 15. The Terrapins (6-3, 1-3) were trying to build on Monday night’s upset at No. 6 Wisconsin, but didn’t have enough muscle in the middle to handle Dickinson.
After trailing by as many as 10 points in the first half, Maryland took its first lead, 47-46, on a 3pointer by Aaron Wiggins with 18:31 remaining.
It was 54-50 before Wagner buried a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 spurt that included a three-point play by Dickinson.
Maryland clawed back to 60-59 before the Wolverines peeled off 13 straight points to decide the issue.
Early on, Michigan dominated, taking a 16-7 lead while Ayala made his first three shots and his teammates went 0 for 8.
It was 25-16 when Maryland coach Mark Turgeon walked the sideline to midcourt and exchanged words with Wolverines coach Juwan Howard. The referees stepped in and called a technical foul on each team.
The fray seemed to ignite the Terps, who followed a free throw by Dickinson with a 13-4 run to close to 30-29.
Minutes later, Turgeon was called for a technical foul after he pulled off his mask to argue a foul call. And not long after that, Dickinson received a technical for pointing at the Terrapins’ bench after sinking a hook in the lane.
Michigan was 15 for 16 at the line in the first half and Maryland was 3 for 4, which offset the Terrapins 9for-11 shooting from beyond the arc. No. 6 Wisconsin 71, No. 21 Minnesota 59: Micah Potter had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead host Wisconsin past Minnesota. The Gophers (9-2, 2-2 Big Ten) scored a season-low 22 points in the first half with a brutal shooting performance before the Badgers (9-2, 3-1) opened the second half on a 16-5 run.
No. 21 Oregon 82, Cal 69: Eugene Omoruyi scored 26 points and Chris Duarte added 19 as the host Ducks (7-1, 2-0 Pac-12) pulled away from the Bears (5-5, 0-3) in the second half.
West
UCLA 72, Utah 70: Chris Smith scored 16 points despite a sore knee and four fouls, and UCLA shook off coronavirus-induced rust to hold off Utah (4-2, 1-1 Pac-12) for the Bruins’ f ifth straight home win. UCLA (6-2, 2-0) hadn’t played since losing to Ohio State on Dec. 19 in Cleveland.
Arizona 80, Washington 53: Bennedict Mathurin led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points off the bench, Jordan Brown added 12 points, and Arizona routed Washing ton (1-7, 0-3 Pac-12). The Wildcats (8-1, 2-1) nearly had five players finish in double figures.
Colorado 72, USC 62: McKinley Wright IV led a balanced attack with 19 points as visiting Colorado (7-2, 1-1 Pac-12) topped the Trojans (5-2, 0-1), who could not overcome an 11-point halftime deficit.
Utah State 83, Air Force 48: Justin Bean had 15 points to lead five Utah State players in double figures as the visiting Aggies easily beat Air Force (3-4, 1-2 Mountain West). Brock Miller added 14 points for the Aggies (6-3, 3-0). Marco Anthony chipped in 12 with six assists and, Steven Ashworth and Neemias Queta scored 10 apiece.
Boise State 106, San Jose State 54: Derrick Alston Jr. had 23 points as Boise State won its seventh straight game, rolling past San Jose State (1-5, 0-3, MW). Marcus Shaver Jr. added 18 points for Boise State (7-1, 3-0).
Nevada 68, New Mexico 54: Desmond Cambridge scored 24 points and Grant Sherfield added 20 as the Wolf Pack (7-3, 2-1 MW) had an easy time with the displaced Lobos (3-3, 0-3) in Lubbock, Texas.