With a 76-68 win over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday evening, the Maryland Terrapins picked up their fourth straight win and a 3rd win over a ranked opponent this season.
According to ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Borzello, that is the third time within the final 4 video games that Maryland has made double-digit threes.
Maryland hit 12 threes whole (12-of-24). Senior guard Selton Miguel led the Terrapins with 4 triples whereas junior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie (16 factors) hit three long-range pictures.
This jumper off the backboard put Maryland up 65-58 with simply over 4 minutes left to play.
Maryland’s protection precipitated issues all evening for the Badgers, with Wisconsin taking pictures 37.3% for the sport. Aside from senior guard John Tonje (23 factors, 8-of-16 FG), nobody else had greater than 10 factors.
Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4 Huge Ten) has dropped two of its final three video games after a seven-game profitable streak. With a street journey to Northwestern arising on Saturday, the Badgers want extra gamers to step as much as take the load off Tonje.
Whereas Maryland has three wins over ranked groups this season, its three losses to ranked foes have been by a mixed 13 factors with every of them determined by 5 factors or much less. As Maryland (17-5, 7-4 Huge Ten) prepares to face Ohio State on Feb. 6, the Terrapins are placing collectively a powerful resume that ought to solely enhance their seeding.
Previous to Wednesday evening, Maryland was a No. 7 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology for ESPN. With one other key win beneath its belt and constant three-point taking pictures throughout its profitable streak, anticipate the Terrapins to proceed their climb and doubtlessly get a rating subsequent to their title subsequent week.
