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Will The Terps “Turn The Corner”?

Maryland Mens Basketball has won two in a row, can they keep it going?

The Terps caught fire Saturday afternoon. After a slow start, they jumped out to a 40-19 lead at the half and extended that lead to 30 in parts of the second half. Coming off the win over 24th ranked Nebraska Wednesday, this has many fans saying the Terps had “Turned the corner”.

Tuesday Maryland will take on Minnesota at the barn in Minneapolis. The 12-2 Gophers have been battle tested this seasons with wins over Utah, Texas A&M, Washington, Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

If the Terps can get pass a road test against the Gophers they will take on Indiana at the Xfinty Center Friday night the. Hoosiers are fresh off a loss to Michigan yesterday. Indiana is ranked #24 in the AP poll and is featuring a plethora of 5 star freshman and all Big-Ten power forward Juwan Morgan.

Key’s To Turning The Corner

  • Control the turnovers
    • The Terps average the 171st most turnovers per game.
  • Continue to go inside
    • Maryland has two of the best big men in the NCAA, so far they have gotten the ball down low.
  • Move the ball quickly on offense
    • By doing this Maryland will limit the turnovers and will limit the shot clock scenarios that have haunted them all year.

The amounts of if’s involved with this question are concerning, but the opportunity to win back the fans and to make something out of this team is here time to wait and see

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