The streak is over! Long live the streak!
Yes, as you know, the No. 24 Maryland men's basketball team finally won its first game on the road against a ranked team since 2008 by beating No. 21 Iowa, 66-65, Feb. 19. It was about the most joyless way possible for such a streak to end. Not only did Maryland choke away a double-digit lead late, Iowa is just barely a top-25 team. Had it not been for an ACTUAL MIRACLE against Rutgers Feb. 16, the Hawkeyes probably wouldn't have been ranked. They're a team that has appeared to be roughly as lucky as they are good.
The problem with overemphasizing the value of the streak ending is that the issue isn't REALLY that Maryland hadn't defeated an opponent whose name happens to have a little number next to it during the entire Mark Turgeon era. It's that they haven't really beaten a team that was particularly good on the road during the Mark Turgeon era.
