CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — You knew it was going to be an odd game when Gary Williams came out in a dark green suit. Maybe he’s trying to get rid of every possible bad vibe from The Clemson Collapse.
Nothing exemplified the weird first half more than this offensive sequence: Bambale Osby went for an alley oop pass, but James Gist didn’t follow up as he made a fake to the basket. The ball clanked off the rim, but Gist got the rebound and, as he was falling out of bounds, heaved a pass back to Osby. Osby then swung it over to Adrian Bowie, who badly missed a 3-pointer.
For much of the first half, it has been an out of control game – turnovers, poor shot selection, undisciplined offense and dumb fouls. Yet none of that will matter to the Terps if they pull out a win. Right now at halftime, they lead 37-36.
Shane Walker and Dino Gregory did not make the trip here to John Paul Jones Arena; each has a case of the flu that has bogged down this team for the past three weeks.
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