Maryland men’s basketball desperately needed to string together a few defensive stops in the final minutes of the game against Northwestern.
With under three minutes to go, Maryland held the Wildcats around the perimeter as the shot clock winded down. Northwestern had just a three-point lead and Maryland was knocking on the door if it got another stop. A Wildcat fired off a shot that bounced off the rim, but Northwestern’s Pete Nance was there for the offensive rebound and the dagger. He put home the layup, and on the next possession, he came right back and drilled a jump shot to officially halt the Terps’ comeback.