Maryland Hero Derik Queen
On Sport-Successful Shot …
Joyful I Did not Let Seniors Down!!!
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Derik Queen put the Maryland Terrapins on his again and hit a game-winning shot to punch their tickets to the Candy 16 … and he tells TMZ Sports activities one of the best half about it’s he was there for the seniors after they wanted him most.
We caught up with the star of Sunday’s motion after Maryland beat the Colorado State Rams in a nail-biting 72-71 victory within the second spherical of the NCAA event … and Queen was nonetheless driving excessive off the result a day later.
INSANE VIEW OF DERIK QUEEN’S GAME WINNER 🤯#MarchMadness @TerrapinHoops pic.twitter.com/lGpjOFQzzc
— NCAA March Insanity (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 24, 2025
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In case you missed it, the 20-year-old freshman acquired the ball with 3.7 seconds left within the contest … and drove to the ring to sink a TOUGH financial institution shot with your entire season on the road.
After the sport, it was revealed Queen instructed coach Kevin Willard he wished the ball … and he instructed us he was absolutely assured he may execute — and the entire workforce believed it as effectively.
Queen stated the Terps have a ton of workforce chemistry … so if anybody else had spoken up forward of the ultimate play, there would have been full religion in that man, too.
The Terps at the moment are slated to face off in opposition to No. 1 Florida … and he stated his teammates are locked in with hopes of pulling off the upset.

