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'.

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,

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.