As everyone who travels for work knows, the comfort of your own bed is often the difference between a person being efficient and wasteful, on top of their game and a step or two behind.
It seems to be the same for middle-aged accountants as it is for college basketball players as well, including those who play for Maryland.
After playing three of four games away from Xfinity Center, including the last two, the Terps looked like a different team in Thursday’s home win over Minnesota.
Though it helped to have an opponent going through its own difficult stretch and being even more shorthanded in its frontcourt, Maryland exuded a different vibe for most of the game.