Considering the three-hour delay, the Terps started off pretty well. Sean Mosley hit his first three shots, eight different players scored, Maryland did a good job of slowing down Malcolm Delaney, and a 23-19 lead resulted.
But the Hokies finished the half on an 18-8 run, Delaney's rebound follow dunk giving them a 37-31 lead going into their locker room. Neither team shot well -- Maryland was 13 of 35, including 2-for-10 for Greivis Vasquez and Jordan Williams, and Virginia Tech 15 of 40.
The teams combined to make 2 of 15 3-pointers.
The difference was the second-chance points for the Hokies, 14-6 in Virginia Tech's favor.
Maryland's doing a great job on Delaney, with Eric Hayes, Cliff Tucker and Vasquez taking turns at the ACC's leading scorer. But Delaney is doing just as good a job finding his teammates and the Terps have to keep Jeff Allen (10 points) off the boards and not give Dorenzo Hudson (10) so many open looks.
Mosley was slowed down by a neck injury in the first half and we'll keep an eye on that as the second half unfolds.