The Maryland Terrapins hadn’t allowed an opponent to score 80 or more points in 75 straight games — until Thursday night.
The No.16 Michigan Wolverines traveled to College Park on Thursday evening and decisively defeated the Terrapins 84-73. The maize and blue remain undefeated and move to 8-0 (3-0), and they are the last remaining undefeated Big Ten team.
The Wolverines statistically dominated this game from the jump, and it showed in the final score. Once Maryland starting missing some of its three-point attempts — it shot 81% from three in the first-half — Michigan was able to fully take control of the game, and finish the Terrapins off fairly early in the second-half.
Maryland stayed hot when the second-half began and took its first lead of the game, 47-46, with 18:09 left. Then the Terps began to miss some shots — the Wolverines were able to go on a 17-2 run halfway thru the final half, and it was all but over.
Hunter Dickinson led the team with 26 points and 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner put up 19 points, Mike Smith contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Eli Brooks added 10 points.
Lets digest the game and talk the good, the bad, and the MVP from the victory.
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