After Bruno Fernando rejected a Myles Cale layup and Darryl Morsell followed with a tough layup on the other end, Xfinity Center was electric. Maryland had a 61-57 lead with 5:38 to go, and with the crowd behind them and one more foul putting the Terps in the bonus, Maryland looked to be taking control of a back-and-forth game.
But like so many back-and-forth games involving the Terps the past two seasons, the Ghost of Close Games Past once again turned into the Ghost of Close Games Present.
“Today would’ve been an amazing win for our young team,” head coach Mark Turgeon said after the game.