Maryland basketball picked up their first Big Ten win of the year in a major upset victory at the Kohl Center on Monday night. The 70-64 Terrapin triumph was the result of many factors, but it all started with something that can’t be defined on the stat sheet: effort.
With significantly more to play for, Maryland’s bench brought energy to a game being played without fans in attendance. Wisconsin came out flat, and despite holding a four-point halftime lead, could not finish the Terrapins off. Maryland caught absolute fire through the final 20 minutes, and it led to their first conference win of the year.
Here is a statistical look at how Maryland pulled off the upset:
