At halftime in West Lafayette, Indiana, Maryland women’s basketball found itself in a nine-point hole to a substantial underdog in Purdue.
To the relief of Terps fans, they pulled out a victory in the second half, outscoring the Boilermakers 49-31 in the last two quarters.
Here are three takeaways from their 10th straight victory to open the season.
First half was Maryland’s worst of the year
The Terps looked completely out of sorts in their first half of Big Ten basketball this season.
The offense fell flat on its face out of the gate, managing just six first quarter points against a Purdue team that given up the most points per game in the Big Ten.