Iowa's Dom Uhl drives to the basket as Maryland's Jared Nickens defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in College Park.
(Gail Burton / Associated Press)For two weeks, there were questions about Maryland’s toughness and talent. Were the Terps like so many other teams in the Top 10 teams this season, a bit soft and more than a little overrated?
In a game they needed to win regardless of what coach Mark Turgeon said beforehand, the No. 8 Terps responded Thursday with their biggest win of the season and one of the biggest in Turgeon’s five seasons.