Revisiting Maryland

Last season I previewed two teams before the ACC Tournament. I am rehashing the gimmick again this year.

We play the winner of Maryland-Miami Friday. BC was 3-0 against those two this year. In an effort to prepare for either team I am taking a look back at both. Maryland is up first.

What happened?

BC controlled throughout. Dudley had a monster night, but the game changer was Sean Williams. The Swatta blocked seven shots and grabbed 11 rebounds. Maryland had one of their worst shooting nights of their season.

Since the game…

Maryland sunk even further before rallying late this season. They enter the tournament as one of the hottest teams in the country. BC, on the other hand, followed Maryland with an uneven holiday schedule. Once ACC play restarted, BC looked great. Since losing Sean Williams, the team came back down to Earth and finished the season 6-6.


How will this game play out?

I think we match up well against Maryland…yet I dread this game. They are playing so well right now and we are not. They have no answer for Dudley one-on-one. But I would expect them to double and triple him like everyone else has the past three weeks. The key will be Rice and Marshall. Rice needs to play controlled and score. Marshall needs to slow down Strawberry.

We don’t need this win, but it would be a real confidence booster heading into the Big Dance.