That’s a team that did what it said it was going to do because West Virginia, as the shirt says, never stops.

These Mountaineers are a lot like the 2010 team in that they have a lot to say about the way they play — and at this point, justifiably so. But there’s so much confidence and so much quotable material that it is sometimes hard to discern as you put together stories or simply decide what to listen to, never mind use.

But as the 69-59 win unfolded last might, and if you were along press row and had been in the press functions the day before, you were reminded that WVU calmly and adamantly believed Maryland would not be able to handle the press, and that, more specifically, Dez Wells couldn’t keep it together if the Mountaineers denied Melo Trimble and forced Wells to handle. No way, WVU thought, would the Maryland win if it had to play WVU’s game.

“They turn the ball over a lot,” Browne said. “They average 12 turnovers a game — without pressure. That’s a good number with no pressure. With pressure, I can’t imagine what happens.”

What happened was Maryland committed a season-worst 23 turnovers for 26 WVU points. Maryland committed nine in the first half and 15 in the second. Offensive fouls, poor passes, five second inbounding violations and sloppy ball-handling dotted the game’s signature sequence with the team’s top player, freshman guard Melo Trimble, woozy and later out of the lineup.

The Mountaineers (25-9) won twice here to double their NCAA win total the past four years.

“Everyone bought in,” forward Jonathan Holton said Saturday. “We prepared for this. We made it a goal at the beginning, and we said we wanted to be national champions. I guess we’re on the right track. All we’ve got to do is keep buying in, keep playing this hard and stay motivated.”

(Aside: It should be noted Maryland wasn’t bubbling with confidence, either.

COACH TURGEON: There’s different ways to prepare for pressure. And whether you attack, whether you — you gotta play with poise. But I think it will take us a while to get used to the pressure and the speed of the game. And hopefully we’ll adapt quickly to it. And then it comes down to the decision-making, being tough, being strong with the ball and all that. They’re relentless, like no team I’ve seen in a long time, as far as constant pressure, pressure on the ball. Doubling the ball type thing. So it’s a unique style. It’s worked really well for them this year, obviously.)

And now the shot callers take their swing at mighty Kentucky.

Miles, a Maryland native, seemed to know just how to torment the top men’s college basketball program in his home state. He’d watched the Terrapins as he was growing up in Baltimore — his favorite player of all time is Maryland great Steve Francis — and he’d played against Maryland’s fabulous freshman, Melo Trimble, on the AAU circuit.

Miles said his teams were always tougher.

It was more of the same Sunday night in the penultimate game of the NCAA tournament’s opening weekend. In fact, Trimble watched the final 8:25 from the last seat on the bench after he hit the court hard for the third time and needed to be helped off.

Earlier in the second half, just after Trimble hit a 3-pointer to pull Maryland within one point, 45-44, with 15:00 left of the game, Trimble was blindsided by a Nathan Adrian screen. Trimble’s head snapped back and he laid on the floor in apparent agony.

It was a clean, legal play, but it was another reminder to Trimble and the Terps of WVU’s toughness. It’s not new, though.

“We played one way all year,” WVU senior point guard Juwan Staten said. “We haven’t really changed up how we play for anybody, so why start now?”

That’s all for me today. Traveling back and then getting to work … because I found Phil.