SEATTLE — Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper on the buzzer, and Maryland superior to the Candy 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 within the second spherical of the NCAA Event on Sunday.
Jalen Lake drilled a rainbow 3-pointer over Queen with 6 seconds left to provide No. 12 seed Colorado State a 71-70 lead.
The Rams have been looking for to change into the lowest-seeded group to succeed in a regional semifinal on this version of March Insanity, which had been mild on upsets and buzzer-beaters.
Queen took care of the last-second heroics, despite the fact that his group was the favored one.
Maryland coach Kevin Willard referred to as timeout with 3.6 seconds left and obtained the ball to Queen, the 6-foot-10 freshman middle from Baltimore, who drove to his left, elevated over two defenders and kissed it off the glass because the horn sounded.
The Terrapins superior to face the West Area’s No. 1 seed, Florida, in San Francisco.
Queen led fourth-seeded Maryland (27-8) with 17 factors, Rodney Rice scored 16 and Julian Reese had 15 factors and 11 rebounds as every of Maryland’s starters referred to as the “Crab Five” scored in double figures. Maryland’s bench totaled two factors.
Nique Clifford had 21 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists for Colorado State (26-10) and Lake scored 13 factors.
Willard, Maryland’s third-year coach who earlier than the primary spherical spoke candidly about his frustrations with this system as he seeks a contract extension, took a group to the Candy 16 for the primary time in seven March Insanity appearances, 5 with Seton Corridor and one with the Terps.
Maryland trailed by 12 within the first half and was down seven on the break, however the Terps methodically labored their manner again within the second half, utilizing their top benefit to drag forward in the course of the back-and-forth closing minutes.
The Rams hit their first 5 photographs from the sector for an early lead, and a 13-2 run pushed their benefit to 12 halfway via the primary half. Maryland responded with a run of its personal, and a layup by Clifford on the first-half buzzer gave Colorado State a 37-30 lead.
