In Maryland men’s basketball’s first test of the season against a Power Five program, it came up short, struggling to maintain the offensive output from its first four games.
For the first time in the early season, Maryland looked like a team that missed Anthony Cowan Jr. and Jalen Smith. After a layup from senior guard Darryl Morsell (Mount Saint Joseph) 44 seconds into the game, Maryland’s only lead of the night, the Terps went almost five minutes before their next score. And points were hard to come by after that.
Maryland finished with 15 points at halftime, just the fourth time the program has been held to 17 points or fewer at halftime in the last decade.