On Friday night, the 20th-ranked Maryland men's basketball team beat Hofstra 69-67.

From the difficulty of shooting a three-pointer to the junior forward Qudus Wahab who did not play in the second half, here are the three main points of the crazy end of Xfinity Center.

For a moment, Wahab seemed to be participating in a big game. The Georgetown transfer scored 6 points and 6 rebounds early in the first half. Suddenly, the game accelerated, and Hofstra's lineup was less capable than Wahab.

Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon decided to put Wahab on the bench in the second half, while his lineup was smaller to counter Hofstra's heavy-back offense. Turgeon relied heavily on rookie Julian Reese (St. Francis) in the second half because he was able to defend Pride better.

When Terps enters the Big Ten league games, Wahab is expected to be the main factor facing some of the league's top big men. On Friday night, he had to give way to the back seat in Maryland to win.

"I told [Wahab] during the intermission,'This may not feel right, but I will get smaller,'" Turgeon said. "I said we have a lot of Big Ten games coming. They will have a 7-footer who can’t shoot [and] you’re going to play. [Wahab] is still our starting center and an important part of our team. "

Through five games, Maryland's three-point shooting has been an obvious problem. Terps shot 25.4% from the field. In the victory over Hofstra, they shot 5 of 22 from beyond the three-point line.

Junior forward Don Tarscott, who shot 43.8% from the three-point line last season, shot 26.3% from the three-point line this season. In the past two games, senior guard Eric Ayala has made 7 of 21 three-pointers. At the same time, junior guard Hakim Hart started his first two three-pointers with 7 0 shots on Friday night.

"We have shooters," said graduate transfer point guard Faz Russell. "I believe we will start shooting. We just need to choose the right ones and accept them with confidence."

It's really hard to get a good idea of ​​what Terps will look like in the future. Maryland ranks 18th in KenPom's efficiency rankings this season, but has since dropped to 43rd.

At the beginning of the season, Terps should be able to deal with opponents well. However, Maryland lost to George Mason and nearly escaped in the victory of Hofstra, who lost to Iona by eight points three days ago.

There are nine new players in Maryland, which is a work in progress, which is understandable. But the Terps' inconsistent offense prevented them from keeping their distance from their opponents, which led to the end of these tensions.

Players like Rees and transfer guard Ian Martinez have demonstrated their ability as a substitute contributor. Russell has proven capable of being the main ball handler, and Ayala is reliable.

However, Terps hasn't put it all together, playing as many people expect.

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