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title: Maryland Men Rally Against Colorado State to Reach Sweet 16
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# Maryland Men Rally Against Colorado State to Reach Sweet 16

*March 24, 2025* — by [Maryland Athletics Staff](/author/maryland-athletics-staff)


> Women to Take On Alabama in Second Round on Monday

*Gallery image — Maryland center Derik Queen puts up the winning shot against the Colorado State Rams on Sunday night. The men’s team will next play No. 1 seed Florida on Thursday.*

Freshman center Derik Queen’s buzzer-beater pushed the fourth-seeded Maryland men's basketball team past 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday night, 72-71, advancing the Terps to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the 15th time in program history.

The men’s team will next play No. 1 seed Florida at 7:39 p.m Thursday. It will be televised on TBS/TruTV and broadcast on the Maryland Sports Radio Network.

The No. 4 seed Maryland women’s team, meanwhile, is meeting No. 5 seed Alabama in the second round at 5 p.m. Monday after defeating Norfolk State, 82-69, on Saturday. Monday’s game will be shown on ESPN2.

The win Sunday improved the No. 11-ranked Maryland men to 27-8, its best record since 2015-16—the last time the Terps advanced to the Sweet 16. Before that, Maryland's previous Sweet 16 appearances were in 2001-03, on the way to the 2002 National Championship and 2001 Final Four.

Queen finished with a game-high 17 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. He took his decisive shot with just three seconds left to play, diving left and kissing a fadeaway jumper off the glass and through the net.

Maryland shattered the Rams’ 11-game winning streak, ending its season at 26-10. The Terps trailed by 12 points at the 9:50 mark of the first half and were down 37-30 at halftime before notching their second win this season after previously trailing by double-digits.

Before Queen’s dagger, Julian Reese, Rodney Rice and Selton Miguel led Maryland's comeback, combining for 40 of Maryland's second-half points. Reese sank two clutch free throws to put Maryland ahead 70-68 with 22 seconds remaining.

Reese scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to earn his 37th career double-double, including his 15th of the season. The senior big man also moved to second all-time in program history in rebounds, eclipsing the 1,000 career threshold and passing Lonny Baxter's 998 from 1998-2002. Reese is now also the only player in program history to accumulate 1,400 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. He joined Len Elmore (1,053 from 1971-74) as the only other Terp with 1,000 career boards.

After winning at home on Sunday, the 18th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team is 24-7 this season and 42-18 in NCAA Tournament games under head coach[ ](https://umterps.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/brenda-frese/2483)Brenda Frese. Frese is also 19-1 in first-round NCAA Tournament games.



*basketball players celebrate with raised arms on the court*




**Topics:** [Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/tags/athletics)


**Tags:** [Men's Basketball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/mens-basketball), [Women's Basketball](https://today.umd.edu/topic/womens-basketball)


**Units:** [Department of Intercollegiate Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-intercollegiate-athletics)