The look on Thad Matta’s face told the whole tale.
Ohio State’s head coach sat down for his postgame press conference Sunday, his voice hoarse, with a look of disappointment. He knew his team's 66-61 loss to eighth-ranked Maryland at Value City Arena was a missed opportunity.
“We had that stretch where we had some shots at the basket that just didn’t go down and they they hit a couple big 3s there down the stretch," Matta said. “But veteran players make veteran plays and I thought [Maryland] did a heck of a job sticking with what they were trying to do and that was probably the difference.