Maryland men’s basketball battled to the final second Sunday in a gritty 76-75 win over Villanova at Prudential Center.
There were nine lead changes in the game’s closing six minutes, with both teams repeatedly hitting clutch shots and free throws. Maryland looked like a different team in the closing 20 minutes after a slow start had it down double-digits at halftime.
Here are three takeaways from the contest.
Terps were disjointed early and determined late
The Terps came out slow and went down early as a result. Four turnovers and 3-of-10 shooting in the game’s first six-and-a-half minutes — paired with excellent play from Villanova graduate forward Eric Dixon — had the Terps trailing by 10.