Oregon State 90, Maryland 83: Terps fall with President Obama watching at Comcast Center

Drew Angerer/Getty Images - Malia Obama and President Obama watch the action during Sunday night’s Oregon State win at Maryland.

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By Alex Prewitt, Monday, November 18, 4:40 AM E-mail the writer

Mark Turgeon rubbed his face with both hands, staring down at the box score. The Maryland men’s basketball team’s rebounding was abysmal in a 90-83 loss to Oregon State, the defense porous. Turgeon promised to revisit the defeat in the film room. “There were so many mistakes happening,” he said. “I can’t even keep up.”
The atmosphere felt nothing like a mid-November nonconference game, but that’s what happens when the commander in chief shows up. A crowd uncharacteristically large for this time of year against this caliber of opponent was enticed into Comcast Center by the prospect of seeing President Obama, and most rose to their feet and cheered when he and the first family strode to their seats behind the Beavers’ bench.