EVANSTON, Ill. -- The alarm went off, and Maryland didn't hit the snooze button. Mark Turgeon's message got through to his team.
Four days earlier, the fourth-ranked Terrapins had opened Big Ten play looking nothing like a league title contender and a Final Four hopeful. They trailed Penn State for most of Wednesday's game before rallying behind center Diamond Stone, who delivered 39 points, the most ever by a Maryland freshman. They didn't defend particularly well, and star guard Melo Trimble had a poor shooting night (3 of 15). They won but no one was happy about it, especially Turgeon.