And now the Terps are headed to the Sweet 16 — their first since 2016 — despite not playing anywhere close to their best basketball. Colorado State won the rebounding battle by 10, shot better (47 percent to 42 percent) and outscored Maryland’s bench 18-2.

The freshman center banks in the winning shot as time expires, giving the Terrapins a dramatic 72-71 win over Colorado State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

The Gophers’ effort to bring in Medved has been a bit complicated by geography. While Colorado State was playing in Seattle, Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle was in Milwaukee on Sunday, sitting courtside at Fiserv Forum preoccupied with his role on the NCAA selection committee and the Illinois-Kentucky, Iowa State-Mississippi games.

The University of Minnesota has found its next men's basketball coach. Sources told CBS Sports the Gophers are set to hire Colorado State's Niko Medved, with an announcement coming soon and an introductory news conference on Tuesday.

Minnesota is hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.