The Maryland men’s basketball team had its final tuneup Tuesday night before it begins Big Ten Conference play. Not long after tip-off at Xfinity Center, the proceedings resembled a scrimmage, with the Terrapins surging to an all-but-insurmountable lead in the first half and then coasting to a 103-76 triumph against overmatched Rider.
Behind 22 points apiece from Jahmir Young and Julian Reese, Maryland (4-3) scored its most points of the season and won its third straight heading into Friday night’s Big Ten opener at Indiana. Maryland also moved above .500 for the first time since it beat Mount St.