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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — 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. 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. His dunk with 4:19 left topped his previous scoring high of 26 against No. 8 Purdue on Dec. 8. Queen finished 10 of 15 from the field and 7 of 8 at the free-throw line. Gillespie, coming off a career-high 27 points in a win over then-No. 22 UCLA on Friday, had 15 points and seven assists for Maryland.
