What We Learned After The UMES Win

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Taking a look at Maryland's 81-66 win against UMES Dec. 28:

Throw Out The Game Tape And Get Ready For Conference Play

This was supposed to be a cakewalk for Maryland, which was favored by 40 points against the 359th-ranked team in the country, per KenPom. But while the outcome of this game was never in doubt, the Terps did not play especially well and allowed a scrappy UMES team to hang around.