SEATTLE — Myriad distractions confronted the fourth-seeded Maryland basketball team entering Friday’s NCAA tournament game against No. 13 seed Grand Canyon. The Terrapins tuned them all out.
Instead, the simply clamped down defensively and controlled the interior offensively, leading to an 81-49 dismissal of the Antelopes at Climate Pledge Arena.
Five Maryland players scored in double figures, led by senior forward Julian Reese’s 18 points and nine rebounds, to propel the Terps (26-8) to their largest margin of victory in an NCAA tournament game in program history. They advanced to the round of 32 and will face No.