All preseason, first-year Maryland head coach Kevin Willard and his team have preached one word on the defensive end: intensity.
With Willard barking out instructions from the sideline, the Terps set the tone in the early going of Tuesday’s game, forcing seven Binghamton turnovers in the first five minutes. Whether it was forcing travels, intercepting passes or snagging rebounds, Maryland imposed its will and raced out to a 23-6 lead by the time 10 minutes had elapsed.
The Terps controlled the flow of Tuesday’s game from the opening tip to the final buzzer, improving to 3-0 with a 76-52 win over Binghamton in College Park.