Led by Johnathan Lawson's 25 points, the Little Rock Trojans defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 62-51 on Thursday night.

Led by Ray'Sean Taylor's 24 points, the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 82-76 on Thursday night.

How'd things go against Maryland? In a word: brutal.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).