In a college basketball season that has been littered with upsets throughout the first week, we almost had our biggest one Friday night. But No. 3 Maryland eventually turned up the pressure and intensity and defeated Rider 65-58.
But boy, was this one ugly for the Terps early. They sleep-walked through the first 25 minutes of the game, as Rider pushed out to a 14-point lead at the 16-minute timeout in the second half. But just as things started to look a little bit dire for Mark Turgeon's group, two factors pushed them to victory.