The Maryland Terrapins scored first to open the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.The Terps held onto the lead through the first 10 minutes of the opening half, keeping Alabama to 13 points in 11 minutes.Then, Alabama gained its first lead with 7:30 left to go in the half, and the teams would trade the lead, keeping it close until the final minutes of the half, when the Terps went two for 18 at the two-minute mark.The Terps would find a couple of buckets at the end of the half as the defense keeps them in it, Alabama leads 28-23 at the half.The Terps advanced from the first round after a hard-fought victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers 67-65, to play the No. 1 overall seed, Alabama.Maryland is 1-2 all-time against the Crimson Tide, with the last game coming in the Terps last NCAA tourney appearance in 2021. They lost in the second round 96-77. Alabama’s head coach, Nate Oats, was with the team then, and this will be his first coaching matchup with Maryland head coach Kevin Willard.This will be one of the best teams the Terps have played this season, so they will have to play close to a perfect game to knock off the No. 1 team in the country according to the AP College Basketball Top 25 Poll. Luckily for them, coming out of the Big Ten conference, they have played a high-level competition, including a win over the No. 3 overall Purdue Boilermakers. | RELATED: March Madness 2023: Day 1 of men’s tournamentThe No. 8 seeded Terps held off the No. 9 seed Mountaineers in a close back-and-forth game. They were able to hold on to the victory after WVU’s Kedrian Johnson missed a last-second three-pointer that would have won the game.”I am more excited for the kids than I am for me. This group, I talked about it a lot. This group, they’ve come together. They’ve (done) everything I’ve asked them to do. They’ve had a great attitude and unbelievable work ethic. We’ve been down all year at certain points of the game (and) they never turned on each other. They just have a great attitude,” Willard said in the West Virginia post-game press conference. Alabama is having its best season in men’s basketball ever. They set a school record with 29 regular season wins, and for the first time ever, finished as the AP poll’s top team and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. They are led by freshman phenom Brandon Miller, who is a top NBA prospect. Miller is averaging 19.6 points per game but is coming off a tough first-round game where he was held scoreless in a 21-point victory.The winner advances to the Sweet 16 to play San Diego State in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Maryland Terrapins scored first to open the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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The Terps held onto the lead through the first 10 minutes of the opening half, keeping Alabama to 13 points in 11 minutes.
Then, Alabama gained its first lead with 7:30 left to go in the half, and the teams would trade the lead, keeping it close until the final minutes of the half, when the Terps went two for 18 at the two-minute mark.
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The Terps would find a couple of buckets at the end of the half as the defense keeps them in it, Alabama leads 28-23 at the half.
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The Terps advanced from the first round after a hard-fought victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers 67-65, to play the No. 1 overall seed, Alabama.
Maryland is 1-2 all-time against the Crimson Tide, with the last game coming in the Terps last NCAA tourney appearance in 2021. They lost in the second round 96-77. Alabama’s head coach, Nate Oats, was with the team then, and this will be his first coaching matchup with Maryland head coach Kevin Willard.
This will be one of the best teams the Terps have played this season, so they will have to play close to a perfect game to knock off the No. 1 team in the country according to the AP College Basketball Top 25 Poll. Luckily for them, coming out of the Big Ten conference, they have played a high-level competition, including a win over the No. 3 overall Purdue Boilermakers.
| RELATED: March Madness 2023: Day 1 of men’s tournament
The No. 8 seeded Terps held off the No. 9 seed Mountaineers in a close back-and-forth game. They were able to hold on to the victory after WVU’s Kedrian Johnson missed a last-second three-pointer that would have won the game.
“I am more excited for the kids than I am for me. This group, I talked about it a lot. This group, they’ve come together. They’ve (done) everything I’ve asked them to do. They’ve had a great attitude and unbelievable work ethic. We’ve been down all year at certain points of the game (and) they never turned on each other. They just have a great attitude,” Willard said in the West Virginia post-game press conference.
Alabama is having its best season in men’s basketball ever. They set a school record with 29 regular season wins, and for the first time ever, finished as the AP poll’s top team and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. They are led by freshman phenom Brandon Miller, who is a top NBA prospect. Miller is averaging 19.6 points per game but is coming off a tough first-round game where he was held scoreless in a 21-point victory.
The winner advances to the Sweet 16 to play San Diego State in Louisville, Kentucky.
