Maryland men’s basketball opened its West Coast road trip Thursday looking to get the ball rolling in conference play against Washington, which had lost its first two Big Ten games by an average of 17.5 points.
But the Terps’ two leading scorers, Derik Queen and Ja’Kobi Gillespie, did not answer the bell. They combined for just five points in front of a rowdy crowd at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Despite a stellar performance by Julian Reese, Maryland suffered a disheartening 75-69 loss at the hands of the Huskies, who entered the contest with the second-lowest KenPom rating in the conference and picked up their first Big Ten win.