It has become something of a tradition at Xfinity Center, born, of course, when the arena was known as Comcast Center. For the third consecutive year, students staged a flash mob during a high-profile Terps game, and for the third straight year, it was awesome. [Related: Flash mobs are the new court-storming] Near the end of the first half of Tuesday’s Maryland-Wisconsin game, there was a TV timeout. And that’s when this happened:
Shortly after that, Melo Trimble hit a buzzer-beating layup that gave the
a 31-20 halftime lead on the fifth-ranked Badgers. So it’s safe to say that the Xfinity Center frenzy didn’t exactly die down.
3-2-1... It's good! @TerrapinHoops freshman Melo Trimble beats the halftime buzzer. #IntelGoesB1G http://t.co/IQ2qIf5Zfr
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) February 25, 2015
Just to add to the joyful atmosphere, there was even a halftime marriage proposal.
The first flash mob took place at a Maryland-Duke game in February 2013, and as with the subsequent versions, it involved students taking their seats in Xfinity Center several hours early in order to rehearse. You can read Dan Steinberg’s account of how that all came together here.
The Terps upset Duke, 83-81, in that contest. The following February, again during a “Gold Rush” game, this time versus Syracuse, Maryland students executed another flash mob.
That game didn’t go quite as well, with the Terps falling, 57-55. But on Tuesday, the flash mob again proved quite the giant-killing good-luck charm, as the Terps knocked off the Badgers, 59-53. That, predictably, led to another student tradition: The storming of the court.
Witnessed great Bball game ☑️ Participated in flash mob ☑️ Rushed the court ☑️ #UMD pic.twitter.com/uXfgcyiIpj
— out of context ben (@benjholler) February 25, 2015
Congrats @TerrapinHoops on a huge win at home. Great atmosphere, including a flash mob. #BigTen pic.twitter.com/M4opB7wYdf
— John Szefc (@VTCoachSzefc) February 25, 2015