Was this win really that surprising?

Yes. As unpredictable as Maryland has been this year, winning when they had to was the shocker. Beating #8 Wake Forest tonight should get the up-and-down Terps into the field of 65. Of course beating Duke or Boston College tomorrow afternoon would solidify their spot. At the very least, Maryland should try to stay as close as they can to their opponent tomorrow to give themselves as good of a chance as possible to please the selection committee.

Congratulations to Dave Neal. The man called by some to be a player found at the YMCA or in a Church League showed poise and a fiery passion tonight. The lone senior on the team, while not the outright leader, did as much as he could to help Maryland overcome adversity and put this game away late. While only scoring 10 points, his final bucket was the decisive basket in the game. His three pointer with 4:36 left gave the Terps 67 points, Wake finished with 64.

Some may say that this would've been much easier if the Terps had just taken care of business in Charlotesville last weekend. I think that losing to UVA has given the Terps the energy and desire to redeem themselves while playing their way back into the NCAA tournament discussion.