Maryland men's basketball ended up with the No. 2 seed for the Big Ten Tournament and a share of second place with Michigan for the regular season. After exceeding all expectations, the Terrapins are as hot of a team as any out there.

Maryland standout freshman center Derik Queen has added another impressive title to his resume: Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Queen joins Buck Williams (1978-79) and Joe Smith (1993-94) as the only Terrapins to win league Freshman of the Year awards.

The Kansas City Chiefs should consider pairing Maryland Terrapins nose tackle Jordan Phillips with Chris Jones through the 2025 NFL draft.

The No. 14 Maryland Terrapins (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) are at home in Big Ten action against the Northwestern Wildcats (16-14, 7-12 Big Ten) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze

Seems like the Terps are a sleepy favorite with bettors as the NCAA Tournament approaches. Their metrics for offense and defense rank in the Top 20 nationally. Maryland has won two in a row and six of their last seven. Their lone loss was the desperation heave by Michigan State at the end of February.

If Michigan was able to take care of the basketball better, they probably win this game. At the end of the day, Maryland deserves a lot of credit for how they were able to defend and make things difficult for the Wolverines in this game. However, the Wolverines also made a lot of silly mistakes that were self-inflicted.

Northwestern takes on the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins after Ty Berry scored 22 points in the Wildcats' 73-69 loss to the UCLA Bruins.

Defense steps up late in the second half to help the No. 13 Terrapins secure a first-round bye in next week’s Big Ten tournament.