Preview of Michigan vs Maryland Big Ten Tournament semifinals
Teams: Maryland (25-7, 14-6) Vs. Michigan (23-10, 14-6)
TV time: 3:30 CBS
Maryland (25-7, 14-6) is coming off a boat race win over Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament and has been hot as a lamp the past month, winning 8 of 9. In the quarterfinal matchup with the Fighting Illini, Rodney Rice was particularly good, connecting on seven threes.
Michigan advances to the semifinal after defeating Purdue and doing so after struggling to end the regular season, losing their last three before the Quarterfinals. It seems like the Wolverines really found their footing in the Quarterfinals and looks like the team from earlier in the season who many thought might win the conference.
One of those losses was against Maryland, as the Terapins went into Ann Arbor and defeated the Wolverines.
This game is finding two teams who really looked good in their Quarterfinals games, and Michigan is going to be extra motivated to defeat the Terps after losing last week to them. Maryland has looked Phenomenal recently and looks like they’re careening towards red hot mode.
If Maryland wins this one, I can see them maybe creeping up to the three seed line, While Michigan also want to kind of stay in that 4 or 5 seed range.
Both teams will be in the NCAA Tournament but are definitely hoping to get a slightly better path by winning two games and winning the conference tournament. Both teams looked quite good in their Quarterfinal games. Both teams want to improve their seeding in the tournament as well as their chances of getting a top four seed. And both teams played recently in a game Maryland won pretty convincingly.
I guess this is the perverbial something’s gotta give. I’m sure it will be good theatre.
I guess this is the perverbial something’s gotta give.