For now, Maryland men’s basketball will always have free throws.
At a time when the Terps’ shooting lacks consistency and the 3-point accuracy has been even more erratic, they have leaned on their ability to draw fouls and get to the foul line to generate offense.
With 89 trips to the charity stripe and an 82% conversion rate through three games, Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in the former (trailing only Ohio State’s 98) and third in the latter (trailing Indiana’s 90% and Wisconsin’s 82.8%). The team converted more free-throw attempts than its opponents took in two games, and the squad was just one made free throw shy of matching Georgetown’s 31 visits in Friday’s 70-60 loss.