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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A regular-season title in the Big Ten Conference may be out of the question now, but No. 24 Maryland is still playing for postseason seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

Minnesota, meanwhile, may be playing for its postseason lives.

Maryland (22-5, 10-4 Big Ten) will host the Golden Gophers (20-7, 8-6) on Wednesday in a key late-season conference battle.

The Terrapins lost 71-60 on Sunday at then-No. 14 Wisconsin, which left the Badgers in a tie for first with Purdue at 11-3 in the conference.

"We couldn't get a stop. When we did get a stop, they got an offensive rebound and we fouled.