VIDEO: Anthony Cowan Ties Game With Deep 3 as Maryland Takes Down Illinois
By Jerry Trotta
While you were busy taking in the theatrics of college football's conference championship slate, No. 3 Maryland was busy on the hardwood mustering an electrifying comeback at home against Illinois. Anthony Cowan put an exclamation point on the Terrapins' 15-point second half turnaround with a DEEP three to tie the game with 21 seconds remaining.
Anthony Cowan hit it, and tied it up, from DEEEEEP. pic.twitter.com/avmGiHYdKt
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 8, 2019
Where's Mike Breen's signature "BANG!" when you need it?
That wasn't, however, all the senior guard had to say in the affair, as Cowan knocked down a clutch free throw a few ticks later to give the Terps a 59-58 lead from which they wouldn't look back.
FINAL - No. 3 Maryland 59, Illinois 58.
— Testudo Times (@testudotimes) December 8, 2019
Maryland wins. The Terps just grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat. Anthony Cowan Jr. does it again. He just scored four points in the final 20 seconds to tie the score and ultimately win it.
The Terps stay undefeated.
What once looked like a surefire upset for the Fighting Illini quickly morphed into a crushing defeat.
This was simply college basketball at its very best.