During his postgame press conference following his team’s loss to No. 5 Iowa, head coach Mark Turgeon appeared as if he was already emotionally worn out just six weeks into the season.
With the defeat, Maryland men’s basketball sits with a 6-6 record through 12 games for the first time since 2007-08, also 1-5 to start conference play for the first time since 1992-93.
The Terps find themselves at a crossroads entering a matchup against No. 12 Illinois on Sunday night. A win means they stay above .500. A loss hands the program a losing record for the first time in recent memory.