Maryland men’s basketball has followed a similar script in each of its first three road games.
First, the Terps led then-No. 8 Purdue by five points with 7:57 remaining. Then, they went cold, enduring a six-minute stretch where they shot 2-of-9 from the field and turned the ball over twice. When the dust settled, Maryland had just two minutes to erase a now 10-point deficit — which it didn’t, falling 83-78.
Nearly a month later, Maryland was in the same situation against Washington. It overcame lackluster showings from Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Derik Queen to lead by eight points with 14:51 left in the game.