The Maryland Terrapins appear lost, and upperclassmen are surprisingly leading the way.
Maryland (20-4) dropped its second straight Feb. 7 to a terrible Penn State team, 70-64. The Nittany Lions (13-12) were awful, converting 2-of-18 3-pointers while shooting 42.9 percent overall, and they still dominated the Terps from the start.
It's officially a midseason slump for a young team that surprised everyone during a 20-2 start. But relying heavily on three freshmen will eventually provide a crisis, and Maryland has found it one month from the NCAA Tournament.
It's remarkable the Terps lasted this long before a close defeat sparked a poor stretch. The last-second loss to No. 17 Purdue Feb. 4 was still respectable, but Maryland showed a hangover at Penn State. The Terps passed poorly, fouled often by being slow defensively and took awful shots.
