Maryland men’s basketball took care of Minnesota on Wednesday, coming away with an 88-70 victory. The Terps (19-9, 10-7 Big Ten) had no trouble putting away the Golden Gophers (7-19, 1-15), the worst team in the Big Ten.
Here are a few takeaways from the game.
Maryland’s offense clicked.
While there was a bit of sleepiness from the Terps on the defensive end to begin, there was none on offense. They got almost any shot they wanted and hit at an astonishing rate of 73% in the first half (19 of 26). That mark warranted them 47 first-half points, and they finished with a blazing-hot 1.