What We Learned After The UCLA Loss

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Taking a look at Maryland’s 87-60 loss against UCLA Dec. 14:

Maryland’s Defense Lets Down

In previous seasons, the Terps allowed offensive woes to negatively influence their defense, but it hadn’t happen in 2022-23 under Kevin Willard. So much for that. Maryland turned in an embarrassing defensive effort that practically undermined what UMD had done the previous 10 games.