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NEW YORK -- The task was an utter and complete transformation.The issue was that the Maryland Terrapins did not have time for a trial run.Luckily for them, they had Melo Trimble.Im a confident player, Trimble said, after he scored a game high 31 points to lead Maryland to an 88-82 win over Richmond in overtime of the second game of the Barclays Center Classic Friday in New York.Anthony Cowan added 18 for Maryland (6-0), Justin Jackson chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds and Kevin Huerter had 12 points and 10 rebounds.Obviously that was a great win, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. Just a really, really great win for this young team.ShawnDre Jones had 23 points and T.J. Cline scored 18 for the Spiders (3-2) while grabbing nine rebounds and handing out nine assists. Marshall Wood added 15 points and Khwan Fore 13.I thought it was a great -- really great -- game, Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. We really gave ourselves a chance to win the game.Maryland scored eight of the first nine points of the extra period -- Cowan made two free throws, Jackson drilled a 3 from in front of the Terrapins bench and Trimbles 3-point play made it 78-71.Coach Turgeon said, `If youre going to shoot it, shoot it, Trimble said. That was the mentality I had.Cline had a pair of free throws that cut the deficit to 81-77, but that was as close as the Spiders would come.Jackson hit a layup to give the Terrapins a 69-67 lead with 43 seconds left in regulation, but Cline drilled a straightaway 3-pointer 13 seconds later to put the Spiders ahead by one.Jackson made one of two free throws to tie the game at 70. He made the first and missed the second. After the second, Cline and Ivan Bender battled for a loose ball that ended up out of bounds. A replay showed Cline had last touched the ball so Maryland retained possession.Fore stole the inbounds, but Jones missed 3 sent the game to overtime.Im very proud of my team, Mooney said.BIG PICTURE:Maryland: There is a lot to like for the Terrapins. Facing a quality opponent, Maryland authored a second half comeback before winning a taut game in overtime. This is the kind of performance that could bode well when the NCAA Tournament committee reviews at-large bids.Richmond: The Spiders may lament allowing a win to slip from their grasp, but the perennial mid-major power played well for long stretches against a Big 10 program.POLL IMPLICATIONS:Maryland: The Terrapins entered the game on the outside of the Top 25. Winning the early season tournament could propel Maryland into the national rankings.Richmond: Was not in the Top 25 prior to this weekend and wont break in with the loss.NOTABLE:Maryland: In the previous two early season tournament games in his career, Junior guard Melo Trimble made 24 of 37 shots from the field for a 14.3 points-per-game average.Richmond: Prior to Friday night, the Spiders won 12 of 18 neutral site games in the Chris Mooney Era.UP NEXTMaryland: Will meet Kansas State in the championship game Saturday.Richmond: Will meet Boston College in the consolation game. New York Mets Pro Shop . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. 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Nick Leddy became the first defenseman in Islanders history to score a game-winning shootout goal but deferred credit to his goaltender for earning the two points.I was a little nervous, Leddy said of his shootout chance. Johnny Boychuk and I were talking saying there was a good chance we were gonna go in the shootout, but Thomas came up huge for us in the net.Griess said, Its great to get the win. Thats the most important part. Its big and great for the morale of the team.The Islanders may have to play Wednesday without Cal Clutterbuck, who left the Tuesday game with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from Anaheims Josh Manson. He did not return, and it was presumed he was being evaluated for a possible concussion.Despite the win, New York remains last in the Eastern Conference and is tied with Arizona for the least amount of regulation wins in the NHL (five). Coming off a 102-point regular season and a playoff series win against the Florida Panthers, expectations were high as the season started. The slow start has fueled speculation about the status of Jack Capuano, but general manager Garth Snow gave the embattled coach a vote of confidence last week.While the lone win wont quiet the speculation, it gives the Islanders a foothold in the hopess of turning their season around.dddddddddddd. Standing in their way is a Kings team that has battled through injury adversity to regain the form that will be needed to contend for the Pacific Division title.The Kings 10-9-1 record was fashioned by both winning and losing streaks. At present, Los Angeles is on a four-game winning streak after defeating the Ducks 3-2 Sunday. The winning streak is more impressive considering it comes at the conclusion of an eight-games-in-13-days segment of the schedule and accomplished without the presence of Anze Kopitar, the Kings top center and leading scorer for the past eight seasons.In his absence, Jeff Carter stepped up, recording four goals and two assists to earn the NHL First Star for the week ending Sunday. Overall, Carter leads the team with nine goals and 17 points in 20 games, including his 600th career point in the Anaheim victory.You lose a guy like Kopitar, everybody has to step up, Carter said after the Sunday win. One guys not going to fill his spot. Guys have done a good job.Kopitar is close to returning after missing six games with a wrist injury sustained in a 2-1 loss at Ottawa on Nov. 11. Although he skated with the extra players Tuesday, a source said he will attempt to return against the Islanders. The Kings trail the division-leading Edmonton Oilers by two points entering the contest.Kings coach Darryl Sutter was forced to rely on rookies through the teams first 20 games. An injury to top-four defenseman Brayden McNabb caused Derek Forbort to be promoted to the top defensive pairing and led to the recall of Kevin Gravel. Forbort and Gravel struggled on Los Angeles last road trip but stabilized their play during the winning streak.Theyre probably not going to be in the lineup if were fully healthy, Sutter admitted. ' ' '