EAST LANSING, Mich. — Down 60-59 with 1:43 left, Anthony Cowan Jr. calmly took the ball up the court. No. 9 Maryland men’s basketball had seen its 15-point lead against Michigan State evaporate into thin air, but the game wasn’t over just yet.
On a pass from Aaron Wiggins 20 seconds later, Cowan caught the ball on the left wing, set his feet and fired a deep three-pointer, holding his shot as the ball hit nothing but net and swished through the twine to retake the lead for the Terps.
Less than a minute later and the shot clock winding down, Cowan pulled up for another three, this time at the top of the key.