BALTIMORE — Maryland men’s basketball took down Loyola-Chicago, last year's Final Four Cinderella, 55-41 in the Charm City Classic. It will go down as a neutral-court win, but it was, unsurprisingly, a Terps-heavy crowd.
The game was the featured half of a doubleheader at Royal Farms Arena. Prior to the matchup, two Baltimore-area teams battled to the finish, with Morgan State topping Towson 74-69. This is the third game Maryland has played in Royal Farms Arena in the last four seasons, but this one was different. Despite being the best matchup Mark Turgeon’s team has played in Baltimore, the game itself was a sloppy win.