MADISON, Wis. — Melo Trimble made a long 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift No. 3 Maryland to a 63-60 win over Wisconsin on Saturday.
Trimble finished with 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting in a game in which the Terrapins (15-1, 4-0 Big Ten) lost an eight-point lead with about seven minutes to go.
Trimble saved his biggest shot for the end.
The sophomore let the shot clock wind down with Zak Showalter guarding him for the Badgers (9-8, 1-3 Big Ten). Showalter had a hand up when Trimble let loose the winning shot.
Trimble swaggered as he backpedaled after the bucket stunned the Kohl Center crowd. Showalter bent over at the hips, his head down in disappointment.
Robert Carter Jr. added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland.
The Badgers had tied it at 60-60 on Bronson Koenig’s 3-pointer with 23 seconds left, capitalizing after Rasheed Sulaimon missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 40 seconds to go.
Nigel Hayes led the Badgers with 17 points, while Ethan Happ added 16.
Diamond Stone had 11 points in his first trip back to his home state with the Terrapins. The Milwaukee native, who was recruited by the Badgers, was booed and jeered nearly every time he touched the ball.
Trimble left them disappointed in the end.
The quick, versatile guard had two 3-pointers and two layups during a 10-1 run that allowed the Terrapins to open up a 56-48 lead with 6:50 left. Carter ignited the run on the defensive end by blocking three shots in 42 seconds.
Wisconsin went cold from the field for roughly the next eight minutes until the backcourt duo of Showalter and Koenig drew the Badgers back with long-range shooting. Koenig had 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range.
Maryland led, 36-32, in a first half in which the Terrapins used their offensive versatility to create separation every time the Badgers tried to make a run.
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