Kevin Willard offered an unusual take on the offense’s struggles at the 3-point line in the first half of Maryland’s loss to Marquette.

The Maryland Terrapins (3-0) bring a three-game win streak into a home matchup with the Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0), who have won three straight as well. The contest begins at 8:00 PM ET (on Fox Sports 1) on Friday,

Julian Reese is the lone active player left from Maryland men’s basketball’s 2022-23 NCAA tournament team. The senior has a unique perspective on the value of an effective press defense, which worked well for coach Kevin Willard in his first season at the helm.

If the first three games of the men’s college basketball season were preludes to the first real test, then Maryland let a prime opportunity slip away. The Terps could not protect a four-point lead at halftime and did not have much of a solution for containing Kam Jones as No.

Maryland men’s basketball dropped its first game of the season Friday night in a 78-74 loss to No. 15 Marquette. The game came down the final seconds, but DeShawn Harris-Smith could not make two free throws to tie the game with 14 seconds remaining.

Ja’Kobe Gillespie dribbles during Maryland men’s basketball’s 78-74 loss to Marquette on Nov. 15, 2024. (Lincoln Polan/The Diamondback) After Marquette’s David Joplin airballed a corner 3 and Stevie Mitchell got an easy putback layup, all hope seemed lost for Maryland men’s basketball.

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