The Maryland men's basketball team lost to No. 3 Purdue, 75-67, in West Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 31. The Terps fell to 15-9 overall and 4-7 in Big Ten play. Here are four observations on the loss:
1. If senior center Michal Cekovsky misses more time, how will Maryland adjust?
The Terps announced less than an hour before tip-off that Cekovsky injured his heel in practice Jan. 30 and didn't make the trip to Purdue, which struck a blow to Maryland's already thin margin of error against the Boilermakers. The Terps needed all the help they could muster against massive, skilled centers Isaac Haas and Matt Haarms, but were down to three true big men -- freshman Bruno Fernando, redshirt freshman Joshua Tomaic and senior Sean Obi.
