The Maryland basketball team opens Big Ten Tournament play on Friday evening.
Awaiting the Terrapins is No. 6 seed Northwestern, who beat No. 14 Rutgers to get to the quarterfinals. Maryland earned the double-bye after finishing third in the conference in the regular season.
The Terps won the only regular season meeting between the two teams. Behind a career-high 32 points from Melo Trimble, Maryland topped Northwestern 74-64 on the road.
This is a very interesting matchup since both teams are already viewed as locks for the NCAA Tournament. However, both have the potential to bolster their respective resumes with a good showing this weekend in Washington D.