JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maryland basketball is moving on in the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 6-seed Terps held off Belmont down the stretch in the Round of 64.
It’s Maryland’s first postseason win since 2016, when an entirely different Terps team reached the Sweet 16. It’s still win-or-go-home, and Maryland now has a date with a talented LSU team on Saturday. But at least for the moment, the Terps have reason to celebrate.
Maryland is both thrilled and relieved.
A loss Thursday would have been the Terps’ fourth in five games to finish the season, and left a promising campaign with no postseason result.