Maryland men’s basketball found itself in an unexpected early hole Sunday against Alcorn State, trailing by two points more than nine minutes into Sunday’s contest. The Braves were efficient on offense,

The Terps put a slow start behind them in a 96-58 win against an overmatched SWAC opponent. A visit from Ohio State and a trip to No. 13 Purdue are ahead.

The Terps comfortably controlled the game after being tied at 20 midway through the first half. They face Ohio State up next on Wednesday.

The Terps, led by balanced scoring attack, now enter Big Ten play 7-1. Here are three takeaways from the game. A close start The game was tied at 20 apiece with 8:42 left in the first half. For nearly the first 12 minutes of play,