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Schmuck: No. 4 Virginia was the better team, but young Terps justified their Top-25 ranking

The Maryland men’s basketball team turned the ball over too much and struggled from the 3-point line for much of Wednesday night’s 76-71 loss to No. 4 Virginia at sold-out Xfinity Center, but it’s okay to put a positive spin on their first loss of the young season.

If not for some early jitters and a few defensive breakdowns, they might have been celebrating a signature victory.

Sure, it must feel like an opportunity lost, but this is a young team in development, and Wednesday night’s game showed that there is a lot of room for improvement.