It was a fitting encapsulation of Maryland men’s basketball’s night that that putback from a player sitting on the court was the Terps’ easiest basket of the game. They were smothered by the Bulldogs, 100-61, in their second game of the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas.

ESPN projected the Terps to lose Wednesday against No. 16 Kentucky, but they pulled out an eight-point victory in a marquee matchup. Against Hofstra (1-4), a low-level Coastal Athletic Association team, there was never a doubt that Maryland would dominate.