Maryland basketball has been very, very good this year. Michigan State fans got to see that on display on Wednesday night as the Terrapins went toe-to-toe with the Spartans in a game Tom Izzo called a 'rock fight'.

The race for the Big Ten title has been tightly-contested all year, and Maryland basketball seemed to be making a late push for the crown. Kevin Willard and the 16th-ranked Terrapins were playing some of the best basketball in the conference coming into Wednesday night’s massive clash against No.

Maryland coach Kevin Willard needed some time before he understood the new nickname his starting five has earned. The “Crab Five” — as it's called on social media — has become one of the top starting units in college basketball,