Since nearly all the Maryland fans at Saturday’s game against Ohio State at Xfinity Center didn’t make the trip to Iowa earlier in the week, the Terps tried their best to recreate the second-half angst coach Mark Turgeon felt at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Unlike Tuesday, when the Terps lost all of their 12-point lead early in the second half in a win at No. 21 Iowa, No. 24 Maryland blew nearly all of the 14-point bulge it built on the Buckeyes. Instead of making their coach sweat until the last few seconds, Turgeon was able to celebrate sooner.