When it comes down to it, Maryland had a lot more to play for Sunday than Michigan basketball did. Of course, that shouldn’t be a factor but after missing out on chances to share the Big Ten title in the past, the Terps were determined and they played like it.
The Wolverines didn’t play poorly but Franz Wagner getting two fouls quickly and then getting pulled hurt as Maryland built a 13-point lead in the first half.
In the second, with Wagner back in the lineup and David DeJulius going off, Michigan basketball crept back within four.