At Sunday afternoon’s Saatva Empire Classic in Newark, New Jersey, Dixon was a much different player for the Wildcats. The 6-foot-8, 265-pound power forward poured in a game- and career-high 38 points on 15 of 29 shooting, including 5 of 11 behind the 3-point line.

Now that we have a much larger sample size of Maryland’s freshman big man, Derik Queen, following his historic season opener, it is clear how several aspects of

Robbie Hummel discusses Maryland's star freshman Derik Queen, who has already set records and made his presence known in the start of the season.

Derik Queen scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including the game-winning free throws, to lead Maryland over Villanova.

Maryland men’s basketball’s Derik Queen was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, it was announced Monday. Queen is the first Terp to earn the award since Jalen Smith in 2018-19. Led by Queen, Maryland went 2-0 last week with a 108-37 win over Canisius and a 76-75 win over Villanova in the Saatva Empire Classic.

Sunday afternoon’s rousing comeback win against Villanova, fueled by Terrapins freshman standout Derik Queen, produced the latest bit of exhilaration for Willard at Prudential Center. Queen’s two free throws with 19 seconds to play were the decisive points in a 76-75 win in the Empire Classic.

Derik Queen knocked down two free throws with 19 seconds left to complete a second-half Maryland comeback and the Terrapins beat Villanova 76-75 to win the Saatva Empire Classic on Sunday afternoon.

Maryland’s offense has been best with the pair, but so far this season, Reese hasn’t found much of a rhythm — or been given many chances to.