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Sports THE BALTIMORE SUN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019 Clippers sail on No. 4 Patterson too much for Dunbar to handle in boys basketball showdown PG 5 Maryland milestone Brenda Frese wins 500th career game PG 4 Available NowSIDELINE CALENDAR2019 ORDER YOURS TODAY AT SHOP.BALTIMORERAVENS.COM MINNEAPOLIS The youngest basketball team in the Big Ten came to a 90-year arena Tuesday night looking to extend its three-game winning streak and build off one of its best performances of the season in 14-point road win at Rutgers. In the process, Maryland proved again that it is improving. And coach Mark Turgeon might have shocked a few of his critics by going to a zone defense that helped the Terps overcome a six-point halftime deficit and blow out Minnesota, 82-67, atWilliamsArena. Junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr.

tied a career high with 27 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists to lead Maryland (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten). Freshman forward Jalen Smith (Mount Saint Joseph), who has been the catalyst in the recent winning streak, finishedwith a career-high 21points and added eight rebounds. Junior guard Amir Coffey ledMinnesota (12-3, 2-2)with16 points. Unable to stop the Gophers early in the second half and with sophomore center Bruno Fernando on the bench because of foul trouble the Terps trailed 54-47 early in the second half. Often criticized for not making in-game adjustments, Turgeon used his defensive length and went to a 3-2 zone Sparked by freshman forward Ricky Lindo Jr.

at both ends of the floor, theTerps went on a 9-0 run to take the lead on a pair of free left in the game. Lindo had a block, a steal and hit a rare 3-pointer to pull the Terps within two, 54-52. After a drive by Coffey, a 3-pointer by fellow freshman Aaron Wiggins gave the Terps a 59-56 lead. Maryland extended its lead to four, 62-58, on a hook shot by Fernando and had a chance to push it even higher. But Cowan lost the ball in traffic and freshman guard Gabe Kalscheur, who scored10 points early in the first half before picking up two fouls, buried a 3-pointer after the Gophers missed a couple shots inside.

Just as the fans seemed to get their voice BASKETBALL MARYLAND 82, MINNESOTA 67 Terps surge to 4th straight win Maturing Maryland digs deep to turn aside Gophers with strong second half By DonMarkus The Baltimore Sun NO. 22 Friday, 7 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: 105.7 FM, 980 AM See TERPS, page 4 I the wake of sad endto an otherwise successfulRavens season, theconversation about the near-term future of the team turned in two predictable directions. Obviously, one of them pertained to the care and feeding of the new franchise quarterback after Lamar Jackson struggled so noticeably through the first three quarters of his first playoff game, and that discussion started immediately. Coach John Harbaugh dismissed any question about his status as the starter going Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, tackling Bengals running back Joe Mixon, is a free agent after his 16th season with the Ravens.

KENNETH K. SUN RAVENS Playing for keeps PLAYOFFS Divisional round SATURDAY Indianapolis at Kansas City, 4:35 p.m. (NBC) Dallas at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m. (Fox) SUNDAY L.A.

Chargers at N. England, 1:05 p.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at New Orleans, 4:40 p.m. (Fox) Team needs to keep stingiest defense together Peter Schmuck See SCHMUCK, page 3 In the lead-up to matchup against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals, Crimson TidequarterbackTuaTagovailoa saidhe expected his offensive coordinator (and newMaryland coach)Michael Locksley to bring the high-scoring offense with him toCollege Park. If true, a question begs to be asked.

Do the Terps have enough talent to run the same kind or a reasonable facsimile of the offense Locksley used in Tuscaloosa, this season? Of havenearly the star power as the Crimson Tide, which set school records for yards and points. But to start from scratch. While offense came to a near-standstill after a fast start in Monday 44-16 CFP champi- onship game loss to fans should be excited about what they saw from play-calling this season. a look atwhichTerpsmight fill those roles in 2019: Quarterback: This is by far the biggest quandary for Locksley and whomever he hires as his offensive coordinator. Though both redshirt sophomore Tyrrell Pigrome and juniorMaxBorten- MARYLAND FOOTBALL offense could roll for Terps How attack might look at Maryland under direction By DonMarkus The Baltimore Sun Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts could join Michael Locksley at Maryland as a graduate transfer.

JEFF PRESS See OFFENSE, page 6 In Super Bowl Baltimore Colts defen- sive end Roy Hilton played the game of his life: four tackles, two sacks and a fearsome fourth-quarter rush of the Dallas Cowboys quarterback that forced a hurried pass, a Colts interception and the tying touch- down. After the game, celebrating a16-13 victory locker McCafferty approached Hilton, embraced the leggy defensive end and whispered, was the highlight of my entire said later. An 11-year NFL veteran, Roy Lee Hilton died Sunday at Gilchrist Center Towson. The Randallstown resident, who suffered from disease and dementia, was 75. Hilton played for the Colts from 1965 to1973.

go easily. Roy held on for a long, long saidMarieHilton, hiswife of 53 years. She called him good guy, in his way, and a very giving A grandson, Brandon Copeland, attended Gilmanand isnowa linebacker for theNew York Jets. a dear, dear said Lenny ROY HILTON 1943-2019 See HILTON, page 3 Late Colt a trusted friend on and off the field Defensive end starred on Super Bowl V-winning team ByMike Klingaman The Baltimore Sun Robert Griffin III could have given a generic answer about seeking the best opportunity in free agency. No one neither the teammates packing garbage bags around him nor the Ravens executives forging their plans for have blamedhim.

Instead, Griffin explained exactlywhy be happy to return to Baltimore as a backup quarterback next season. this teamis trying he said the day after the season ended against the Los Angeles Chargers. love to help Lamar continue to develop and also be available and ready to RGIII for return, but weighing his options See GRIFFIN, page 3 By ChildsWalker The Baltimore Sun.