Coming out of the halftime break, No. 22 Maryland men’s basketball had a comfortable 11-point lead over Louisville, but the Terps were shooting just 23% from 3-point range.
As the second half got underway, Maryland’s cold streak turned into a red-hot one as the Terps nailed their first five attempts from beyond the arc, two courtesy of senior forward Donta Scott, two from graduate guard Don Carey and one from senior guard Hakim Hart.
The hot shooting extended Maryland’s lead to 20 points, too much for a struggling Louisville group to overcome. Maryland controlled the game from the opening tip and used its early second-half burst to cruise to a 79-54 win over Louisville on Tuesday night in Louisville, Kentucky, in the last ACC/Big Ten Challenge.