When Maryland’s resume is considered at the end of the season by the NCAA tournament selection committee, Monday’s victory over Wisconsin won’t have an asterisk as an *almost loss.
It won’t say anything about the Terps blowing the 21-point lead they had carved out early in the second half or how they went more than 11 minutes without scoring a basket.
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It depends on how the suddenly slumping Badgers do from here on out, that Maryland either beat a Big Ten team also in the hunt for a tournament bid or one that faltered after its own 10-2 start.