GREENVILLE, S.C. — No. 2 Maryland went into the locker room at halftime down by one to No. 3 Notre Dame. The Terrapins’ typically potent offense had looked uncharacteristically sloppy. They’d gone scoreless for several minutes at a time. Two of their best players, Diamond Miller and Shyanne Sellers, had been shut down almost entirely, with four and two points, respectively.
At halftime, they decided that would change.
In the second half, Maryland took over. Miller and Sellers came alive. The Terps stopped making their own costly turnovers and instead started forcing them from the Irish. They started pressing more. And an explosive third quarter, followed by shutdown defense in the fourth, turned this one into a blowout.
