Minnesota forward Jamison Battle was borderline unconscious shooting the ball in the second half and his 3-pointer, which was his 39th point of the evening, pulled the Golden Gophers to within two on Maryland men's basketball with the clock dwindling.
However, senior guard Eric Ayala wasn’t going to let Battle steal the spotlight in the Terps’ last home game of the regular season.
Ayala found himself wide open on the right corner soon after Battle’s 3-point shot. The four-year player for Maryland drained a shot from beyond the arc to replenish the Terps’ lead, boosting the home side’s advantage to 73-68.