Maryland men’s basketball head coach Kevin Willard looked at a late November home stand as an opportunity for the Terps to gain confidence and stack wins before Big Ten play. Willard’s vision came to fruition with Maryland winning all three games comfortably, epitomized by a 103-76 win over Rider on Tuesday night.
It was the Terps’ first 100-point game since 2021 and first against a Division I opponent since 2018.
Following a 1-3 start, including a blowout loss at Villanova, concerns were raised as to how good the Terps really were. While wins over UMBC, South Alabama and Rider do not fully answer these questions, a 21-point margin average of victory over that span is soothing.