In a game it scheduled with intentions of breezing to a comfortable mid-December victory, Maryland men’s basketball needed all 40 minutes to scrape past Nicholls State on Tuesday in College Park. The Terps added a third straight win to their resume with a 73-67 result, but it was anything but a comfortable route there.
The Colonels (4-7) entered the game with one of the least intimidating paint presences in the nation. They ranked in the bottom 45 of Division I teams in both offensive and rebounding, per KenPom.com, lacking imposing height with no starters over 6-foot-8.