The last time the Maryland men’s basketball team committed fewer than 10 turnovers in a game was three weeks ago, when the Terps had just eight in a 72-61 win over Purdue at Xfinity Center.
That could bode well for Saturday, when the now-No. 10 Terps take on the No. 20 Boilermakers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Whether Maryland (23-5, 11-4 Big Ten) can halt its recent stretch of sloppy games could be the difference against Purdue (21-7, 9-6).
Maryland coach Mark Turgeon has spent much of the six-day break since his team’s 86-82 win Sunday over Michigan watching film as a team as well as individually with many of his players, most importantly sophomore point guard Melo Trimble, who has committed 18 turnovers (to 14 assists) in his past three Big Ten games.