One word described Anthony Cowan Jr. on Saturday… hero. The senior guard, back to cement his legacy in Maryland history took another step on that quest, leading the Terps to an improbable 59-58 comeback victory over Illinois. The Bowie, Md., native, who finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, hit a deep three pointer to tie the game with 19 seconds left before turning over Illinois on the ensuing possession and hitting the game winning free throw. On the call for ESPN, former coach Dan Dakich called Cowan "All-American, All-word. All-whatever you need him to be." We couldn't have said it better. Lets take a look at what the people are saying about the Terps' senior star.

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Stix giving the man himself some love after the big finish…

THE HERO! FLEX ON THEM UNO #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/B8vUs2XkvJ

— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) December 8, 2019

Couple Pro Terps dropped in to give Uno props…

Yeahhhhhh @AnthonyCowanJr

— Kevin Huerter (@KevinHuerter) December 8, 2019

Go ahead @AnthonyCowanJr 🐢😤

— Jake Layman (@JLayman10) December 8, 2019

Former Nebraska Coach Tim Miles saw an S on Ant's chest...

How great was Anthony Cowan down the stretch yesterday?

So great, Tim Miles (@CoachMiles) was watching in his Uber, and didn't want to get out at his destination.

"He had a cape on."@AnthonyCowanJr | @TerrapinHoops pic.twitter.com/ms3k8CyUJs

— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) December 8, 2019

An All-American type play, that's what NBC Sports' Rob Dauster saw…

What Anthony Cowan did in the last 10 seconds against Illinois are the kind of plays All-Americans make. A three, a steal and a free throw to land a comeback win. We haven't always seen that from him.

— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) December 8, 2019

Fox Sports' Andy Katz upped the anti…

He's a first-team all-American right now. https://t.co/9f6MwQ9AHv

— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) December 8, 2019

The Athletic's Dana O'Neil always finds the right words. "Incredible" was right on the money…

Cowan hits one, intentionally misses second and Maryland comes back to beat Illinois in final seconds. Cowan is incredible.

— Dana O'Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) December 8, 2019

"MVP, MVP, MVP" – we couldn't agree more Terp fans…

"MVP" chants for Anthony Cowan during the postgame interview. the senior had 20 points. Illinois didn't score from the floor in the last five minutes

— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) December 8, 2019

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Cowan and the Terps are back in action Tuesday night at Penn State on BTN. Get your tickets now to see Anthony and the No. 4 Terps now in an upcoming home game here.