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There are 15 more games in Maryland men’s basketball’s regular season. BartTorvik only favors the Terps in two of them: against Penn State and Rutgers. A season with single-digit wins is becoming increasingly possible, if not likely.
Watching that caliber of basketball can be unenjoyable — even more so when it takes place late into the night. That’s the case for Maryland on Tuesday night, when it takes on USC.
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Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET, and the game will air on FS1.
USC Trojans (13-3, 2-3 Big Ten)
2024-25 record: 17-18, 7-13 Big Ten
Fans who were looking forward to a reunion with Rodney Rice will need to find another storyline. The former “Crab Five” guard was ruled out for the season on Dec. 17 with a shoulder injury.
Losing Rice — who averaged 20.3 points and six assists in his six games this season — was a major blow. But it was far from the end of USC’s season. Second-year head coach Eric Musselman’s squad has squeaked into the Associated Press poll at No. 24 on two occasions this season. The Trojans received one vote in the most recent rendition.
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While a 2-3 conference record isn’t great, two of those losses came to No. 4 Michigan and No. 12 Michigan State. It’s clear USC’s transfer-heavy roster has taken a step up from 2024-25.
Players to know
Chad Baker-Mazara, graduate guard/forward, 6-foot-7, No. 4 — As of 11 months ago, Baker-Mazara can rent a car in the United States without restrictions. I, Matt Germack, am a senior in college. I won’t get to do that for another three years and nine months.
Baker-Mazara will be 26 years old on Jan. 27. He is older than Jalen Smith, who left Maryland for the 2020 NBA Draft. Baker-Mazara is the oldest high-major player in the country, and he is on his fifth college team. He’s the poster child of many of modern college basketball’s problems.
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But for Maryland’s sake, Baker-Mazara is a three-level scorer that averages 19.9 points per game with plus…
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