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BREAKING: Maryland v. Kansas: NCAA Basketball March Madness Final Score
Maryland, No. 5 seed in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Region, faced No. 1 seed Kansas Thursday in Sweet Sixteen play.
LOUISVILLE, KY — The postseason run for the University of Maryland flamed out Thursday night in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a 79 to 63 loss to No. 1 seed Kansas.
Maryland, the No. 5 seed in the South region of the March Madness men's basketball tourney, at times in the first half led the Jayhawks. The score at halftime was a close 36-34 with Kansas in the lead.
But, in the last 5 minutes of the game, KU began to pull away, notching a double-digit lead that it didn't give up.
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Kansas moves on to an Elite Eight matchup March 28 against No 2 seed Villanova.
Kansas, with a 32-4 record, ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Maryland, at 27-8, was an early season pick to win the Big 10 conference, but struggled along the way.
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The Terrapins beat No. 13 Hawaii 73 to 60 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet Sixteen round for the first time in 13 years. The pre-game betting odds said the Jayhawks would defeat Maryland by 7 points.
Maryland hasn't made it to the Final Four since winning the national championship over Indiana in 2002.
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Here's reaction from Twitter:
Final | Kansas 79, Maryland 63.
Thank you to our seniors and thank you #TerpNation. pic.twitter.com/35yaYJKvNY
Tough loss but proud of the guys for what they accomplished this year. #terpforlife
— Steve Blake (@SteveBlake5) March 25, 2016
I can't decide if I want Melo and Diamond to come back or have a team with no expectations. #TerpNation
— Kenneth (@terp11) March 25, 2016
Tough game but still proud of the Men and Women's basketball team..it was fun to watch y'all this year...still #TerpNation
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) March 25, 2016
Thanks for the memories @JLayman10. #TerpNation appreciates you. pic.twitter.com/kZFwt8IyeW
— Jessie Karangu (@JMKTV) March 25, 2016
#TerpNation has competing feelings tonight: It's "At least we made the Sweet 16 after how we finished" vs. "Wait, weren't we a top 3 team?"
Such a tough loss but it has been a great season. Thank you @TerrapinHoops for making me proud to be a #Terp!
— Elyssa Morris (@MissElyss) March 25, 2016
It was an incredible run and experience I won't forget, I will miss these seniors. As always #FearTheTurtle. pic.twitter.com/G4TV9K96Yk
— Marty Summa Jr (@MartyMcFly34) March 25, 2016
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