If not for the mistakes made by Illinois late in regulation Sunday, the Maryland men’s basketball team would be looking at its first 0-2 conference start since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15 instead of having a much more palatable 1-1 record when league play resumes next month.
Had the Terps not won, 92-91 in overtime, at State Farm Center, they might also still be rehashing what would’ve been their largest second-half collapse (22 points) and the second-most turnovers committed (25) in Mark Turgeon’s seven years as their coach.
“Sunday’s game had a lot to do with the environment and who we were playing,” Turgeon said during a teleconference Wednesday.