Freshman Derik Queen scores a season-high 27 and Maryland beats Minnesota 77-71

Freshman Derik Queen scored 18 of his season-high 27 points in the second half, Rodney Rice added 21 points and Maryland beat Minnesota 77-71 on Monday night. Ja'Kobi Gillespie sank a 3-pointer from the corner with 13 minutes left in the second half to give Maryland its first lead, 49-46, since it was 14-13. Queen scored six straight Maryland points for a 60-53 lead.

Duke forward Maliq Brown to miss ‘extended period’ with sprained knee

Duke coach Jon Scheyer said versatile forward Maliq Brown will miss “an extended period of time” because of a knee sprain. The Syracuse transfer played only briefly in the first half of Saturday’s win against Notre Dame. Brown went down and grabbed his knee briefly but hopped up before checking out of the game roughly 20 seconds later.

DeVries, West Virginia keep finding ways

West Virginia wanted to establish a culture under new head coach Darian DeVries. From the moment DeVries was hired he’s discussed the importance of playing with toughness as well as connectivity on both ends of the floor. The Mountaineers won their second consecutive Big 12 road game in as many tries beating Colorado 78-70.