This wasn’t the kind of postgame meeting that Mark Turgeon was expecting to hold on Wednesday night, but shortly after a disheartening 89-75 loss to Minnesota at the Xfinity Center, the sixth-year coach strolled into the locker room and told his players not to panic. That was the prevailing takeaway that stuck with junior guard Jaylen Brantley, who reciprocated the message to reporters as he tried to explain how this game slipped away from the Terrapins.
“I think if we just calm down, and know how we’ve been playing all year, we’ll be fine. We’re 22-6.