On a rainy Sunday afternoon in College Park, the Xfinity Center atmosphere was the best version of itself.
Maryland basketball legends from throughout the Terps’ 100-year history were on hand to receive standing ovations from a sellout crowd. The students packed the building early and whipped out a flash mob in the first half. Red Panda flipped bowls onto her head during a thriller of a halftime show.
Everything was there except the win.
Maryland dropped a much-anticipated matchup with No. 9 Michigan, 69-62, as the Wolverines made just a few more plays in a game that was back-and-forth throughout.