Maryland’s Julian Reese stared in frustration at the scoreboard during his team’s loss to Penn State in Sunday night’s regular season finale. Eager to join his teammates on the court, the hobbled junior forward instead remained on the bench while the Terrapins continued their descent into becoming an NCAA tournament afterthought following an 85-69 loss in State College, Pa.
Maryland’s leading rebounder (9.7 per game) and second-leading scorer (13.9) missed his first game of the season with a sore ankle, and his status for Wednesday’s opener in the Big Ten tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis remains uncertain, according to Coach Kevin Willard.