Terps take lessons from ugly offense vs. Michigan State into game vs. Minnesota

"I think it was a good experience for us because we had never been through a shooting night like that," said Trimble, who missed 11 of 13 shots overall, including 7 of 8 from 3-point range. He still managed to score 17 points — all in the second half and two overtimes — largely on 12 of 14 free throw shooting.

"It came down to a couple of possessions at the end and us coming together playing defense," Trimble said.

Senior guard Dez Wells, who made just 5 of 14 shots and committed a team-high seven turnovers in his second game since returning from a fractured right wrist, said Maryland's defense and rebounding were an indication of "our will to win and our heart that we want to win as bad anybody."

The Terps won at the Breslin Center Tuesday because they outrebounded the Big Ten's top rebounding team, 52-36, and held Michigan State to 21-for-65 shooting, including 5-for-22 for the the league's top 3-point shooting team.

Maryland also won by hitting three of its last four 3-point attempts — including one by Wells to send the game into overtime — and making 26 of 32 free throws, including 10 of 11 in the second overtime.

"It's going to come down to times when we're going to have to get five stops in a row to get our offense flowing," Wells said. "Basketball is a game of runs and we've got to withstand everybody else's run to get our own going."

Turgeon and his team are expecting a different type of game Saturday against Minnesota, which under second-year coach Richard Pitino try to make up for a lack of physical talent by pressing relentlessly.

The Gophers, who saw an eight-game winning streak end with Wednesday's 72-68 loss at Purdue, lead the league and are second nationally in steals per game (11.9) and now lead the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (42.4 percent).

Turgeon, who has occasionally pressed to speed up opponents in order to throw them out of what they do best, has spent the past two days of practice getting the Terps ready for Minnesota's press.

"They're good at pressing, it's obvious," Turgeon said. "They didn't press as much in the Purdue game. They run a lot of the same presses that Oklahoma State ran, which is good for us and helps us in preparation.

"We want to take what they give us … They do a good job at changing their defense. Our offensive emphasis two days ago was recognize changing defenses. Not just the point guard. If we can recognize them quickly, we can be successful."